Where does “விவாதம்” come from?

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

விவாதம் (Tamil): discussion, debate

Definitions

  1. discussion, debate

Ancestry of “விவாதம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविवादargument, altercation, dispute
2Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwí—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwí—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí →
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