Where does “Theravada” come from?
Theravada comes from Pali theravāda, from Sanskrit स्थविरवाद, from Sanskrit वाद meaning doctrine or school.
Theravada (English): A Buddhist of this particular school
Definitions
- A Buddhist of this particular school
Ancestry of “Theravada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | स्थविरवाद | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्थविर | elder |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वाद | speaking, saying; making sound, playing an... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वद् | to speak; API 10 U |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂wedH- | — |
Words derived from “Theravada”