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Where does “विकार” come from?

विकार (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit विकार, from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

विकार (Hindi): change: usually a negative change, change for the...

Definitions

  1. change: usually a negative change, change for the...

Ancestry of “विकार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविकारthe syllable "vi"; change from natural state,...
2Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
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