Where does “វេទិកា” come from?

វេទិកា (Khmer) comes from Pali vedikā, from Sanskrit वेदि, from Sanskrit विद्, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

វេទិកា (Khmer): platform, pulpit, podium; chair, seat; grandstand

Definitions

  1. platform, pulpit, podium; chair, seat; grandstand

Ancestry of “វេទិកា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivedikācornice, ledge, railing
2Sanskritवेदिknowledge, science
3Sanskritविद्know, find
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Sanskrit विद् →Every word from Sanskrit वेदि →
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