Where does “ब्रह्मवेद” come from?
ब्रह्मवेद (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
ब्रह्मवेद (Sanskrit): Atharvaveda (etc.)
Ancestry of “ब्रह्मवेद”, step by step
ब्रह्मवेद traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit वेद
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वेद | knowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Sanskrit ब्रह्म
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | ब्रह्म | priest |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ब्रह्मन् | pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |