Where does “वि” come from?
वि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.
वि (Sanskrit): apart; asunder; in different directions
Definitions
- apart; asunder; in different directions
Ancestry of “वि”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wí | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wí | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |