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Vidya
Vidya comes from Sanskrit विद्या ‘knowledge’, from विद् ‘to know’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*wayd-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEविद्vid‘to know’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEविद्याvidyā‘knowledge’
- EnglishtodayVidya
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyd-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*wayd-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEविद्vid‘to know’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEविद्याvidyā‘knowledge’
- EnglishtodayVidya
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
story, guy, idea, review, video, visit, evidence, provide, interview, advice, witness, wise, historic, guide, vision, wisdom, wit, wizard, historian, invisible, advise, visa, idol, visibility, witty, evident, guise, prudent, vista, revise, jurisprudence, steroid, prudence, revue, tabloid, envious, improvise, twit, druid, voyeur, 121 more
Today it means
name A female given name from Sanskrit.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyd- / Vidya