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
Ancestry of “วิชา”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | vijjā | higher knowledge, science |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विद्या | knowledge, wisdom; science, philosophy; an... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शास्त्र | shastra, scripture; science, knowledge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śāstra | — |