Where does “widyā” come from?

widyā (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit विद्या, from Sanskrit शास्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra.

widyā (Old Javanese): knowledge

Definitions

  1. knowledge

Ancestry of “widyā”, step by step

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

Words derived from “widyā”

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