Where does “蘭若” come from?
蘭若 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit अरण्य, from Sanskrit अरण, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
蘭若 (Chinese): Buddhist temple; orchid and pollia; fragrant...
Definitions
- Buddhist temple; orchid and pollia; fragrant...
Ancestry of “蘭若”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अरण्य | a foreign or a distant land; forest, wilderness;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अरण | strange, foreign; distant |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |