Where does “śaraṇa” come from?
śaraṇa (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit शरण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śaranás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćaranás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “śaraṇa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | शरण | one of the arrows of Kamadeva; falling asunder,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śaranás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćaranás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |