Where does “बन” come from?

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

बन (Braj): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “बन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀡—
2Sanskritवनa tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wen- →Every word from Sanskrit वन →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀡 →