Where does “विद्यावान” come from?
विद्यावान (Hindi) comes from Hindi विद्या, from Sanskrit विद्या, from Sanskrit विद्, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
विद्यावान (Hindi): a sage, a scholar
Ancestry of “विद्यावान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | विद्या | learning; discipline, branch of learning |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विद्या | knowledge, wisdom; science, philosophy; an... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विद् | know, find |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |