Where does “anekantavada” come from?
anekantavada (English) comes from Sanskrit अनेकान्तवाद, from Sanskrit एकान्त, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
anekantavada (English): The doctrine of many-sidedness, specifically that...
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- The doctrine of many-sidedness, specifically that...
Ancestry of “anekantavada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अनेकान्तवाद | skepticism |
| 2 | Sanskrit | एकान्त | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | एक | one; alone, solitary, single, happening only... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Háykas | one |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háykas | one |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |