Where does “วิทยา” come from?

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

วิทยา (Thai): science; knowledge; learning; philosophy; -logy

Definitions

  1. science; knowledge; learning; philosophy; -logy

Ancestry of “วิทยา”, step by step

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

Words derived from “วิทยา”

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