Where does “വിഗ്രഹം” come from?

വിഗ്രഹം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit विग्रह, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

വിഗ്രഹം (Malayalam): idol; religious statue

Definitions

  1. idol; religious statue

Ancestry of “വിഗ്രഹം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविग्रहdivision; distribution; independence
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 विग्रह →
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