Where does “तर्कवाद” come from?

तर्कवाद (Hindi) comes from Hindi तर्क, from Sanskrit तर्क, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

तर्कवाद (Hindi): rationalism philosophical position that reason is the chief source of knowledge

Definitions

  1. rationalism philosophical position that reason is the chief source of knowledge

Ancestry of “तर्कवाद”, step by step

तर्कवाद traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi तर्क

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiतर्कan argument, reasoning; logic
2Sanskritतर्कconjecture; reasoning, speculation, inquiry;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

via Hindi वाद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवादspeaking, talking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit तर्क →Every word from Hindi तर्क →