Where does “Yajurveda” come from?

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

Yajurveda (English): The third of the four Vedas, or canonical texts of Hinduism, containing the liturgy (mantras) needed to perform the sacrifices of the religion of the Vedic period

Definitions

  1. The third of the four Vedas, or canonical texts of Hinduism, containing the liturgy (mantras) needed to perform the sacrifices of the religion of the Vedic period

Ancestry of “Yajurveda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयजुर्वेदYajurveda, third of the four Vedas, and one of...
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 →