Where does “वीजुली” come from?
वीजुली (Old Gujarati) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆, from Sanskrit विद्युल्लता, from Sanskrit विद्युत्, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.
Ancestry of “वीजुली”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विद्युल्लता | forked lightning |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विद्युत् | devoid of splendour, lustreless; flashing,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वि- | Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |