Where does “dhammavicaya” come from?

dhammavicaya (Pali) comes from Pali vicaya, from Sanskrit विचय, from Sanskrit चय, from Sanskrit चि, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

dhammavicaya (Pali): investigation of doctrine

Definitions

  1. investigation of doctrine

Ancestry of “dhammavicaya”, step by step

dhammavicaya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali vicaya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivicayasearch, investigation, examination
2Sanskritविचयgathering or putting together, arrangement, enumeration
3Sanskritचयcollecting
4Sanskritचिto observe, perceive
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

via Pali dhamma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidhammatruth, righteousness; doctrine, teachings;...
2Sanskritधर्मmorality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Sanskrit चि →Every word from Sanskrit चय →