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nirukta निरुक्त

Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time. This concept was so important to Indian literature that Nirukta -- broadly Etimology -- is one of the 6 vedangas (शिक्षा, कल्प, व्याकरण, निरुक्त, छंदस्, ज्योतिष.) (अपूर्ण)