Where does “விசாலம்” come from?

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

விசாலம் (Tamil): extensiveness, spaciousness, breadth

Definitions

  1. extensiveness, spaciousness, breadth

Ancestry of “விசாலம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविशालspacious, extensive, broad, wide, large; great,...
2Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit विशाल →
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