Where does “Rohan” come from?

Rohan is an English word derived from Sanskrit रोहण, formed from the Sanskrit root रोह with the suffix -अन.

Rohan (English): An East Indian timber tree

Definitions

  1. An East Indian timber tree

Ancestry of “Rohan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरुह्to grow, climb
2Sanskritरुध्API 1 P; Alternative form of रुह्; API 7 U
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lewdʰ-to grow; people
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lewdʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit रुध् →Every word from Sanskrit रुह् →