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
- knowledge, learning, science, -logy; subject,...
Ancestry of “វិទ្យា”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | विद्या | knowledge, wisdom; science, philosophy; an... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शास्त्र | shastra, scripture; science, knowledge |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śāstra | — |