Where does “Widya” come from?
Widya (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦮꦶꦢꦾ, from Old Javanese widyā, from Sanskrit विद्या, from Sanskrit शास्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra.
Ancestry of “Widya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦮꦶꦢꦾ | — |
| 2 | Old Javanese | widyā | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विद्या | knowledge, wisdom; science, philosophy; an... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शास्त्र | shastra, scripture; science, knowledge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śāstra | — |