Where does “विशालकाय” come from?
विशालकाय (Hindi) comes from Hindi विशाल, from Sanskrit विशाल, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.
विशालकाय (Hindi): very large-bodied
Ancestry of “विशालकाय”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | विशाल | large |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विशाल | spacious, extensive, broad, wide, large; great,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वि- | Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |