Where does “vaidya” come from?
vaidya (English) comes from Marathi वैद्य, from Sanskrit वैद्य, from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
vaidya (English): A practitioner of ayurvedic medicine
Definitions
- A practitioner of ayurvedic medicine
Ancestry of “vaidya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Marathi | वैद्य | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वैद्य | doctor; physician |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वेद | knowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |