Where does “visaya” come from?

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

visaya (Pali): locality, region, sphere, object

Definitions

  1. locality, region, sphere, object

Ancestry of “visaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivi-
2Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “visaya

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Sanskrit वि-Every word from Pali vi-