Where does “vicaya” come from?
vicaya (Pali) comes from Sanskrit विचय, from Sanskrit चय, from Sanskrit चि, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
vicaya (Pali): search, investigation, examination
Definitions
- search, investigation, examination
Ancestry of “vicaya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | विचय | gathering or putting together, arrangement, enumeration |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चय | collecting |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चि | to observe, perceive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |
Words derived from “vicaya”