Where does “wi-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “wi-”

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