Where does “varan” come from?
varan (English) comes from French varan, from Arabic وَرَل, from Proto-Semitic *waral-.
varan (English): The monitor lizard
Ancestry of “varan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | varan | monitor lizard |
| 2 | Arabic | وَرَل | monitor lizard |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | *waral- | — |