Where does “விபூதி” come from?

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

விபூதி (Tamil): vibhuti, Tirunīru, sacred ashes

Definitions

  1. vibhuti, Tirunīru, sacred ashes

Ancestry of “விபூதி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविभूतिmighty, powerful
2Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Sanskrit वि-Every word from Sanskrit विभूति