Where does “विपक्ष” come from?
विपक्ष (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit विपक्ष, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.
विपक्ष (Hindi): opposition
Ancestry of “विपक्ष”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | विपक्ष | deprived of wings; counteracting; "being on a... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वि- | Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |