Where does “शरण” come from?

शरण (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan śaranás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćaranás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

शरण (Sanskrit): one of the arrows of Kamadeva; falling asunder,...

Definitions

  1. one of the arrows of Kamadeva; falling asunder,...

Ancestry of “शरण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanśaranás—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianćaranás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “शरण”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćaranás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śaranás →