Where does “widāxtan” come from?

widāxtan (Pahlavi) comes from Proto-Iranian wi-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

Ancestry of “widāxtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianwi-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Iranian wi- →
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