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