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Where does “Chaturvedi” come from?

Chaturvedi (English) comes from Sanskrit चतुर्वेदिन्, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

Ancestry of “Chaturvedi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचतुर्वेदिन्knowing the four Vedas
2Sanskritचतुर्four
3Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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