Where does “vikāra” come from?

vikāra (Pali) comes from Sanskrit विकार, 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 “vikāra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविकारthe syllable "vi"; change from natural state,...
2Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “vikāra”

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