English
Vedda
Vedda comes from Sinhalese වැද්දා ‘hunter’, from Sanskrit वेति ‘hunt’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- ‘to chase’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyh₁-‘to chase’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéyh₁-tireconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*wáyHti‘to chase, pursue’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*wáytireconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEवेतिveti‘hunt’
- Sinhalesemodernවැද්දාwæddā‘hunter’
- EnglishtodayVedda
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyh₁-‘to chase’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéyh₁-tireconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*wáyHti‘to chase, pursue’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*wáytireconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEवेतिveti‘hunt’
- Sinhalesemodernවැද්දාwæddā‘hunter’
- EnglishtodayVedda
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- ‘to chase’
previous, obvious, violent, virtual, violation, inevitable, virtue, voyage, violate, trivial, convey, envoy, vengeance, trivia, vis, deviation, virtuous, deviant, avenge, vindication, virtuoso, wer, viaduct, ochre, vim, venison, virile, virility, violator, inviolable, virago, trivium, obviate, 54 more
Today it means
noun One of an indigenous people of Sri Lanka.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- / Vedda