Where does “waidya” come from?

waidya (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit वैद्य, from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

waidya (Old Javanese): physician, doctor

Definitions

  1. physician, doctor

Ancestry of “waidya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवैद्यdoctor; physician
2Sanskritवेदknowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóydeEvery word from Sanskrit वेद
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