Where does “purāna” come from?

purāna (Old Khmer) comes from Sanskrit पुराण, from Sanskrit -न, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Ancestry of “purāna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुराणbelonging to ancient or olden times, ancient,...
2Sanskrit-नforms nouns from roots
3Latin-nus-an
4Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “purāna

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Latin -nusEvery word from Sanskrit -न
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