Where does “अवैदिक” come from?
अवैदिक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वैदिक, from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
अवैदिक (Sanskrit): non-Vedic; not related to the Vedas or the Vedic people
Definitions
- non-Vedic; not related to the Vedas or the Vedic people
Ancestry of “अवैदिक”, step by step
अवैदिक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit वैदिक
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वैदिक | relating to the Veda, derived from or conformable... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वेद | knowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Sanskrit अ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अ | A vocative particle; o, oh; An interjection of... |