Where does “rână” come from?

rână (Romanian) comes from Latin rēn, from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

rână (Romanian): each of the two sides of the body

Definitions

  1. each of the two sides of the body

Ancestry of “rână”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēnkidney
2Proto-Italichrēn—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- →Every word from Proto-Italic hrēn →Every word from Latin rēn →