Where does “musāvāda” come from?
musāvāda (Pali) comes from Pali vāda, from Sanskrit वाद, from Sanskrit वद्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wedH-.
musāvāda (Pali): telling lies
Ancestry of “musāvāda”, step by step
musāvāda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali vāda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | vāda | speech, talk; theory, doctrine; dispute |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वाद | speaking, saying; making sound, playing an... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वद् | to speak; API 10 U |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂wedH- | — |
via Pali musā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | musā | lyingly; lie, falsehood; falsely, wrongly |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मृषा | — |
Words derived from “musāvāda”