Where does “विद्यालय” come from?
विद्यालय (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit आलय, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.
विद्यालय (Sanskrit): abode or seat of learning, a school, college
Definitions
- abode or seat of learning, a school, college
Ancestry of “विद्यालय”, step by step
विद्यालय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit आलय
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | आलय | house, dwelling; receptacle, asylum |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आ- | up, upon, on |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |
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 | — |
Words derived from “विद्यालय”