English
Rigveda
Rigveda comes from Sanskrit ऋग्वेद ‘veda of praise’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEऋग्वेदṛg-vedá‘veda of praise’
- EnglishtodayRigveda
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEऋग्वेदṛg-vedá‘veda of praise’
- EnglishtodayRigveda
A compound of ऋच् ‘praise, verse’ + वेद ‘knowledge’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁erkʷ- ‘to praise’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ŕ̥kʷs
Sanskrit ऋच् ‘praise, verse’
Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
Sanskrit वेत्ति ‘to know, understand’
Sanskrit वेद ‘knowledge’
Every English word from Sanskrit ऋग्वेद
Today it means
name An ancient Indian Veda and sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns dedicated to the gods (devas), composed between 1700–1100 B.C.E.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit ऋग्वेद / Rigveda