Where does “रान” come from?

रान (Konkani) comes from Maharastri Prakrit ????, from Sanskrit अरण्य, from Sanskrit अरण, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

रान (Konkani): forest

Definitions

  1. forest

Ancestry of “रान”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit????jungle
2Sanskritअरण्यa foreign or a distant land; forest, wilderness;...
3Sanskritअरणstrange, foreign; distant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Sanskrit अरण →Every word from Sanskrit अरण्य →