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Where does “ဗေဒ” come from?

ဗေဒ (Burmese) comes from Pali veda, from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ဗေဒ (Burmese): Veda; Vedas; knowledge; science; discipline

Definitions

  1. Veda; Vedas; knowledge; science; discipline

Ancestry of “ဗေဒ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivedaknowledge
2Sanskritवेदknowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
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