Where does “šáan” come from?

šáan (Palula) comes from Sanskrit शरण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śaranás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćaranás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

šáan (Palula): roof

Definitions

  1. roof

Ancestry of “šáan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशरणone of the arrows of Kamadeva; falling asunder,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśaranás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćaranás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “šáan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćaranás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śaranás →