Where does “vimutti” come from?

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

vimutti (Pali): release, deliverance, emancipation

Definitions

  1. release, deliverance, emancipation

Ancestry of “vimutti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविमुक्तिrelease, liberation
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 →