Where does “વીજળી” come from?

વીજળી (Gujarati) comes from Old Gujarati वीजुली, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆, from Sanskrit विद्युल्लता, from Sanskrit विद्युत्, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

વીજળી (Gujarati): lightning; electricity

Definitions

  1. lightning; electricity

Ancestry of “વીજળી”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Gujaratiवीजुली—
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆—
3Sanskritविद्युल्लताforked lightning
4Sanskritविद्युत्devoid of splendour, lustreless; flashing,...
5Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit विद्युत् →