Where does “वृन्दावन” come from?
वृन्दावन (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वन, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
वृन्दावन (Sanskrit): ‘ राधा's forest’, a wood near the town गोकुल in...
Definitions
- ‘ राधा's forest’, a wood near the town गोकुल in...
Ancestry of “वृन्दावन”, step by step
वृन्दावन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit वन
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वन | a tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wen- | to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to... |
via Sanskrit वृन्दा
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वृन्दा | sacred basil |