Where does “Rigveda” come from?
Rigveda comes from Sanskrit ऋग्वेद, from Sanskrit वेद meaning "knowledge," derived from Sanskrit √vid, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning "to see."
Ancestry of “Rigveda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | ऋग्वेद | veda of praise |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वेद | knowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “Rigveda”