Where does “रसायन शास्त्र” come from?
रसायन शास्त्र (Hindi) comes from Hindi शास्त्र, from Sanskrit शास्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra.
रसायन शास्त्र (Hindi): chemistry
Ancestry of “रसायन शास्त्र”, step by step
रसायन शास्त्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via Hindi रसायन
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | रसायन | chemistry; chemical; mixture; alchemy |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रसायन | a medicine supposed to prevent old age and... |