Where does “vanasaṇḍa” come from?
vanasaṇḍa (Pali) comes from Pali vana, from Sanskrit वन, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
vanasaṇḍa (Pali): jungle thicket
Ancestry of “vanasaṇḍa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | vana | forest; desire |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वन | a tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wen- | to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to... |