Where does “पुराण” come from?

पुराण (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पुराण, from Sanskrit -न, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

पुराण (Hindi): ancient, old

Definitions

  1. ancient, old

Ancestry of “पुराण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुराणbelonging to ancient or olden times, ancient,...
2Sanskrit-नforms nouns from roots
3Latin-nus-an
4Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Latin -nus →Every word from Sanskrit -न →