Where does “वी” come from?

वी (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

वी (Sanskrit): going to, eager for, desirous or fond of; set in...

Definitions

  1. going to, eager for, desirous or fond of; set in...

Ancestry of “वी”, step by step

वी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit इ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइto go
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

via Proto-Indo-Aryan *wayH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryan*wayH-—

Words derived from “वी”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →