Where does “virāga” come from?

virāga (Pali) comes from Pali vi-, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

virāga (Pali): dispassionateness

Definitions

  1. dispassionateness

Ancestry of “virāga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivi-—
2Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Pali vi- →