Where does “விதி” come from?

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

விதி (Tamil): fate, destiny

Definitions

  1. fate, destiny

Ancestry of “விதி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविधिworshipper; rule, formula; law
2Sanskritविधाto bring about, effect, accomplish
3Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit विधा →