Where does “શરણ” come from?

શરણ (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit शरण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śaranás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćaranás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

શરણ (Gujarati): shelter, refuge

Definitions

  1. shelter, refuge

Ancestry of “શરણ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशरणone of the arrows of Kamadeva; falling asunder,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśaranás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćaranás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćaranás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śaranás →