English
Vaidya
Vaidya comes from Marathi वैद्य ‘doctor, physician’, and goes back to Sanskrit वैद्य ‘versed in science, learned’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEवैद्य‘versed in science, learned’
- Marathimodernsame formvaidya‘doctor, physician’
- EnglishtodayVaidya
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEवैद्य‘versed in science, learned’
- Marathimodernsame formvaidya‘doctor, physician’
- EnglishtodayVaidya
The story
This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra.
Every English word from Sanskrit वैद्य
Today it means
noun A surname from Marathi.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit वैद्य / Vaidya