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

  1. apart; asunder; in different directions

Ancestry of “वि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “वि”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí →