Where does “शिक्षा” come from?
शिक्षा (Old Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit शिक्षा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćikš- — to learn.
शिक्षा (Old Gujarati): knowledge
Ancestry of “शिक्षा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | शिक्षा | learning, study; knowledge, art, skill |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćikš- | to learn |