Where does “wana” come from?

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

wana (Old Javanese): forest, wood

Definitions

  1. forest, wood

Ancestry of “wana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवनa tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity...
2Proto-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