Where does “વિસ્મય” come from?

વિસ્મય (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit विस्मय, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

વિસ્મય (Gujarati): surprise

Definitions

  1. surprise

Ancestry of “વિસ્મય”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविस्मयamazement, wonder, admiration
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 विस्मय →