Where does “wana” come from?

wana (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦮꦤ, from Old Javanese wana, from Sanskrit वन, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

wana (Indonesian): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “wana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦮꦤforest, wood
2Old Javanesewanaforest, wood
3Sanskritवनa tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

Words derived from “wana”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wen- →Every word from Sanskrit वन →Every word from Old Javanese wana →