Where does “wiwāha” come from?

wiwāha (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit विवाह, from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

wiwāha (Old Javanese): marriage

Definitions

  1. marriage

Ancestry of “wiwāha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविवाहmarriage; marriage with with instrumental case, with or without
2Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “wiwāha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí →
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