Where does “विलोप” come from?

विलोप (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 “विलोप”, step by step

विलोप 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 लुप्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलुप्suppression, dropped, elided
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan