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

Definitions

  1. jungle thicket

Ancestry of “vanasaṇḍa”, step by step

vanasaṇḍa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali vana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivanaforest; desire
2Sanskritवनa tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

via Pali saṇḍa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisaṇḍagrove; cluster; multitude
2Sanskritषण्डgroup of trees or plants; multitude; heap;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wen- →Every word from Sanskrit वन →Every word from Pali vana →