Where does “अविद्या” come from?
अविद्या (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit विद्या, from Sanskrit शास्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra.
अविद्या (Sanskrit): ignorance, particularly in spiritual or religious...
Definitions
- ignorance, particularly in spiritual or religious...
Ancestry of “अविद्या”, step by step
अविद्या traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit विद्या
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | विद्या | knowledge, wisdom; science, philosophy; an... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शास्त्र | shastra, scripture; science, knowledge |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śāstra | — |
via Sanskrit अ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अ | A vocative particle; o, oh; An interjection of... |