Where does “ವಿಸ್ಮಯ” come from?

ವಿಸ್ಮಯ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit विस्मय, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

ವಿಸ್ಮಯ (Kannada): wonder, amazement

Definitions

  1. wonder, amazement

Ancestry of “ವಿಸ್ಮಯ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविस्मयamazement, wonder, admiration
2Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit विस्मय →