Where does “व्यस्” come from?

व्यस् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

व्यस् (Sanskrit): to throw or cast asunder or about or away, throw (effort) into, divide, separate, dispose, arrange

Definitions

  1. to throw or cast asunder or about or away, throw (effort) into, divide, separate, dispose, arrange

Ancestry of “व्यस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →