Where does “vana” come from?

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

vana (Pali): forest; desire

Definitions

  1. forest; desire

Ancestry of “vana”, 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 “vana”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wen- →Every word from Sanskrit वन →