Where does “विस्तर” come from?

विस्तर (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.

विस्तर (Sanskrit): bed

Definitions

  1. bed

Ancestry of “विस्तर”, step by step

विस्तर 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 स्तर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्तरa layer, stratum
2Hindiसतtruth, fact; true
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí →