Where does “विद्या” come from?

विद्या (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit शास्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra.

विद्या (Sanskrit): knowledge, wisdom; science, philosophy; an...

Definitions

  1. knowledge, wisdom; science, philosophy; an...

Ancestry of “विद्या”, step by step

विद्या traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शास्त्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशास्त्रshastra, scripture; science, knowledge
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśāstra—

via Sanskrit विद्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविद्know, find
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “विद्या”

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