Where does “विशिख” come from?

विशिख (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.

विशिख (Sanskrit): without shikha; devoid of the top-knot or tuft of hair (typically one that is left on the shaved head)

Definitions

  1. without shikha; devoid of the top-knot or tuft of hair (typically one that is left on the shaved head)

Ancestry of “विशिख”, step by step

विशिख 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 शिखा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशिखाplume, tuft of hair; peacock's crest; ray of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan