Where does “Barabanki” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Barabanki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबाराबंकी
2Hindiबनforest
3Old Hindiबन
4Sauraseni Prakrit𑀯𑀡
5Sanskritवनa tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wen-Every word from Sanskrit वनEvery word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀡