Where does “വിനീതം” come from?

വിനീതം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit विनीत, from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

വിനീതം (Malayalam): humbly, modestly

Definitions

  1. humbly, modestly

Ancestry of “വിനീതം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविनीतwell-led
2Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí →