Where does “ವಿವರ್ಣ” come from?
ವಿವರ್ಣ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit विवर्ण, from Sanskrit वर्ण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wárnas, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
ವಿವರ್ಣ (Kannada): pale, colorless
Ancestry of “ವಿವರ್ಣ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | विवर्ण | pale, colorless; colorless |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वर्ण | outward appearance, exterior, figure, form,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wárnas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |