Where does “विच्छेद” come from?

विच्छेद (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

विच्छेद (Sanskrit): cutting apart, breaking, dividing, separation

Definitions

  1. cutting apart, breaking, dividing, separation

Ancestry of “विच्छेद”, step by step

विच्छेद traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Sanskrit छेद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritछेदcutting off
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí →