Where does “วิชา” come from?

วิชา (Thai) comes from Pali vijjā, from Sanskrit विद्या, from Sanskrit शास्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra.

วิชา (Thai): subject; knowledge

Definitions

  1. subject; knowledge

Ancestry of “วิชา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivijjāhigher knowledge, science
2Sanskritविद्याknowledge, wisdom; science, philosophy; an...
3Sanskritशास्त्रshastra, scripture; science, knowledge
4Proto-Indo-Aryanśāstra—

Words derived from “วิชา”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra →Every word from Sanskrit शास्त्र →Every word from Sanskrit विद्या →