Where does “व्याख्यान” come from?
व्याख्यान (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit व्याख्यान, from Sanskrit व्याख्या, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.
व्याख्यान (Hindi): lecture
Ancestry of “व्याख्यान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | व्याख्यान | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | व्याख्या | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वि- | Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |