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Where does “बन” come from?

बन (Bhojpuri) comes from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀯𑀡, from Sanskrit वन, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

बन (Bhojpuri): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “बन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Magadhi Prakrit𑀯𑀡—
2Sanskritवनa tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
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