Where does “蘭若” come from?

蘭若 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit अरण्य, from Sanskrit अरण, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

蘭若 (Chinese): Buddhist temple; orchid and pollia; fragrant...

Definitions

  1. Buddhist temple; orchid and pollia; fragrant...

Ancestry of “蘭若”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअरण्यa foreign or a distant land; forest, wilderness;...
2Sanskritअरणstrange, foreign; distant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Sanskrit अरण →Every word from Sanskrit अरण्य →