Where does “विदर्भ” come from?

विदर्भ (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.

Ancestry of “विदर्भ”, step by step

विदर्भ 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 दर्भ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदर्भa tuft or bunch of grass RV. i, 191, 3 AV. &c;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryandarbʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandarbʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanderbʰ-to spin, to twist

Words derived from “विदर्भ”

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