Where does “विदर्भ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “विदर्भ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविदर्भ—
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 →