Where does “Brunei” come from?

Brunei derives from Sanskrit वरुण, which comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hwárunas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwárunas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wér-u-nos, from the root h₁wer-.

Ancestry of “Brunei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayBrunei—
2Sanskritवरुणocean; water; sun
3Proto-Indo-AryanHwárunas—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwárunas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wér-u-nos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wer-broad

Words derived from “Brunei”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wér-u-nos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwárunas →