Where does “રણ” come from?

રણ (Gujarati) comes from Old Gujarati अरंन, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀭𑀡𑁆𑀡, from Sanskrit अरण्य, from Sanskrit अरण, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

રણ (Gujarati): desert; wilderness; battlefield

Definitions

  1. desert; wilderness; battlefield

Ancestry of “રણ”, step by step

રણ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Gujarati अरंन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Gujaratiअरंनforest
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀅𑀭𑀡𑁆𑀡jungle
3Sanskritअरण्यa foreign or a distant land; forest, wilderness;...
4Sanskritअरणstrange, foreign; distant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Sanskrit ऋण

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritऋणanything due, obligation, duty, debt; the...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHr̥nás—

Words derived from “રણ”

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