Where does “विदा” come from?

विदा (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.

विदा (Sanskrit): to give out, distribute, grant

Definitions

  1. to give out, distribute, grant

Ancestry of “विदा”, step by step

विदा 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 दा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदाa giver; to give; to cut, reap, divide, mow
2Proto-Indo-IraniandaH-give
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí →