Where does “विद्युतरोधी” come from?

विद्युतरोधी (Hindi) comes from Hindi विद्युत, from Hindi विद्युत्, from Sanskrit विद्युत्, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

विद्युतरोधी (Hindi): insulator

Definitions

  1. insulator

Ancestry of “विद्युतरोधी”, step by step

विद्युतरोधी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi विद्युत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiविद्युतAlternative spelling of विद्युत्; electricity
2Hindiविद्युत्electricity, lightning; electrical energy
3Sanskritविद्युत्devoid of splendour, lustreless; flashing,...
4Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Hindi रोधी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiरोधी
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Sanskrit वि-Every word from Sanskrit विद्युत्