বি-
Bengali
prefix
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit वि (apart, in several directions, un, off, the syllable vi, asunder, bird) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wi (apart, away, separation).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wi
Gloss
apart, away, separation
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *wi Proto-Indo-European
- *wi-tero- Proto-Indo-European
- *wiþ Proto-Germanic
- *wiþr- Proto-Germanic
- wiþ Old English
- wiþutan Old English
- þærwiþ Old English
- वि Sanskrit
- वि- Sanskrit
- व्याकरण Sanskrit
- with Middle English
- wiþ Middle English
- বি- Assamese
- *wí Proto-Indo-Iranian
- विदर्भ Marathi
- *wí Proto-Indo-Aryan
- gwkl'-tn' Middle Persian
- gwk’dy Middle Persian