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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | पुराण | belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -न | forms nouns from roots |
| 3 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
Words derived from “purāna”