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Where does “वैद्युत” come from?

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

वैद्युत (Hindi): electrical, pertaining to electricity

Definitions

  1. electrical, pertaining to electricity

Ancestry of “वैद्युत”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवैद्युत—
2Sanskritविद्युत्devoid of splendour, lustreless; flashing,...
3Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
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