Where does “wiwaha” come from?

wiwaha (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese wiwāha, from Sanskrit विवाह, from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

wiwaha (Balinese): marriage

Definitions

  1. marriage

Ancestry of “wiwaha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesewiwāhamarriage
2Sanskritविवाहmarriage; marriage with with instrumental case, with or without
3Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “wiwaha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí →