Etymograph

English

Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar comes from Sanskrit विद्यासागर ‘ocean of knowledge’.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEविद्यासागरvidyāsāgara‘ocean of knowledge’
  2. EnglishtodayVidyasagar

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEविद्यासागरvidyāsāgara‘ocean of knowledge’
  2. EnglishtodayVidyasagar

A compound of विद्या ‘knowledge’ + सागर ‘ocean’

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’

Sanskrit विद् ‘to know’

Sanskrit विद्या ‘knowledge’

Sanskrit सगर ‘ocean, sea’

Sanskrit सागर ‘ocean’

Today it means

name A male given name from Sanskrit.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit विद्यासागर / Vidyasagar