Where does “वरुण” come from?

वरुण (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hwárunas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwárunas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wér-u-nos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wer- — broad.

वरुण (Sanskrit): ocean; water; sun

Definitions

  1. ocean; water; sun

Ancestry of “वरुण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHwárunas
2Proto-Indo-IranianHwárunas
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wér-u-nos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wer-broad

Words derived from “वरुण

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wér-u-nosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwárunas