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
- ocean; water; sun
Ancestry of “वरुण”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hwárunas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hwárunas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wér-u-nos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wer- | broad |