Where does “វិទ្យា” come from?

វិទ្យា (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit विद्या, from Sanskrit शास्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra.

វិទ្យា (Khmer): knowledge, learning, science, -logy; subject,...

Definitions

  1. knowledge, learning, science, -logy; subject,...

Ancestry of “វិទ្យា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविद्याknowledge, wisdom; science, philosophy; an...
2Sanskritशास्त्रshastra, scripture; science, knowledge
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśāstra—

Words derived from “វិទ្យា”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra →Every word from Sanskrit शास्त्र →Every word from Sanskrit विद्या →