Where does “ថេរវាទ” come from?
ថេរវាទ (Khmer) comes from Pali theravāda, from Sanskrit स्थविरवाद, from Sanskrit स्थविर, from Sanskrit वाद, from Sanskrit वद्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wedH-.
ថេរវាទ (Khmer): Theravada
Definitions
- Theravada
Ancestry of “ថេរវាទ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | theravāda | Theravada |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्थविरवाद | Theravada, a sect of Buddhism, whose teachings are based on the Buddha's scriptures in the Pali canon, widely practised in Southeast Asia, mainly in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. It tends to be conservative in contrast to the more liberal Mahayana, rejects reliance on celestial be |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्थविर | elder |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वाद | speaking, saying; making sound, playing an... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वद् | to speak; API 10 U |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂wedH- | — |