Where does “तर्कशास्त्र” come from?
तर्कशास्त्र (Hindi) comes from Hindi तर्क, from Sanskrit तर्क, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
तर्कशास्त्र (Hindi): logic as a field of study
Definitions
- logic as a field of study
Ancestry of “तर्कशास्त्र”, step by step
तर्कशास्त्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi तर्क
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | तर्क | an argument, reasoning; logic |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तर्क | conjecture; reasoning, speculation, inquiry;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |
via Hindi शास्त्र
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | शास्त्र | study; science; code, rule; sacred text,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शास्त्र | shastra, scripture; science, knowledge |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śāstra | — |