Where does “වෛද්‍ය” come from?

වෛද්‍ය (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit वैद्य, from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

වෛද්‍ය (Sinhalese): medical

Definitions

  1. medical

Ancestry of “වෛද්‍ය”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवैद्यdoctor; physician
2Sanskritवेदknowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Sanskrit वेद →