Where does “Atharvaveda” come from?

Atharvaveda (English) comes from Sanskrit अथर्ववेद, from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Atharvaveda (English): A sacred text of Hinduism, and one of the four Vedas, often called the "fourth Veda"

Definitions

  1. A sacred text of Hinduism, and one of the four Vedas, often called the "fourth Veda"

Ancestry of “Atharvaveda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअथर्ववेदAtharvaveda
2Sanskritवेदknowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Sanskrit वेद →