Where does “पुराण” come from?

पुराण (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit -न, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

पुराण (Sanskrit): belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient,...

Definitions

  1. belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient,...

Ancestry of “पुराण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-नforms nouns from roots
2Latin-nus-an
3Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “पुराण”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Latin -nus →Every word from Sanskrit -न →