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

Definitions

  1. a sage, a scholar

Ancestry of “विद्यावान”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiविद्याlearning; discipline, branch of learning
2Sanskritविद्याknowledge, wisdom; science, philosophy; an...
3Sanskritविद्know, find
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Sanskrit विद् →Every word from Sanskrit विद्या →