Where does “วิวาห์” come from?

วิวาห์ (Thai) comes from Pali vivāha, from Sanskrit विवाह, from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

วิวาห์ (Thai): wedding; marriage

Definitions

  1. wedding; marriage

Ancestry of “วิวาห์”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivivāha
2Sanskritविवाहmarriage; marriage with with instrumental case, with or without
3Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
4Proto-Indo-Aryan
5Proto-Indo-Iranian
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan
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