Where does “விமரிசம்” come from?

விமரிசம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

விமரிசம் (Tamil): consideration, examination, review

Definitions

  1. consideration, examination, review

Ancestry of “விமரிசம்”, step by step

விமரிசம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Tamil मर्श

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilमर्श—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí →