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Where does “अरण्य” come from?

अरण्य (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अरण, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

अरण्य (Sanskrit): a foreign or a distant land; forest, wilderness;...

Definitions

  1. a foreign or a distant land; forest, wilderness;...

Ancestry of “अरण्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअरणstrange, foreign; distant
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “अरण्य”

  • 阿蘭若
  • 蘭若
  • అరణ్యము
  • રણ
  • ಅರಣ್ಯ
  • 𑀅𑀭𑀡𑁆𑀡
  • ????
  • रान
  • अरंन
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