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

Definitions

  1. very large-bodied

Ancestry of “विशालकाय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiविशालlarge
2Sanskritविशालspacious, extensive, broad, wide, large; great,...
3Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit विशाल →