Where does “विदाह” come from?

विदाह (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.

विदाह (Sanskrit): burning, heat, inflammation (also applied to the action or to a diseased condition of the bile)

Definitions

  1. burning, heat, inflammation (also applied to the action or to a diseased condition of the bile)

Ancestry of “विदाह”, step by step

विदाह traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
2Proto-Indo-Aryan
3Proto-Indo-Iranian
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Sanskrit दाह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदाहburning, combustion, conflagration, heat; place...
2Sanskritदह्to burn, consume by fire, scorch, roast; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “विदाह

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan