Where does “ৱিশাল” come from?

ৱিশাল (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit विशाल, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

ৱিশাল (Assamese): huge, vast, giant

Definitions

  1. huge, vast, giant

Ancestry of “ৱিশাল”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविशालspacious, extensive, broad, wide, large; great,...
2Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Sanskrit वि-Every word from Sanskrit विशाल