Where does “বিশাল” come from?

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

বিশাল (Bengali): huge, vast, giant

Definitions

  1. huge, vast, giant

Ancestry of “বিশাল”, 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 wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit विशाल →