Where does “விதம்” come from?

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

விதம் (Tamil): way, manner, method

Definitions

  1. way, manner, method

Ancestry of “விதம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविधाto bring about, effect, accomplish
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 विधा →