Where does “अभयारण्य” come from?

अभयारण्य (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अभय, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

अभयारण्य (Sanskrit): wildlife sanctuary

Definitions

  1. wildlife sanctuary

Ancestry of “अभयारण्य”, step by step

अभयारण्य traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अभय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअभयfearlessness; sanctuary
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Sanskrit अरण्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअरण्यa foreign or a distant land; forest, wilderness;...
2Sanskritअरणstrange, foreign; distant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →