Where does “វេទ” come from?

វេទ (Old Khmer) comes from Pali veda, from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “វេទ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivedaknowledge
2Sanskritवेदknowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “វេទ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →