Where does “शरणागत” come from?

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

शरणागत (Sanskrit): supplicant for asylum, refugee

Definitions

  1. supplicant for asylum, refugee

Ancestry of “शरणागत”, step by step

शरणागत traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शरण

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशरणone of the arrows of Kamadeva; falling asunder,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśaranás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćaranás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Sanskrit गत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगतgone
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangatásgone; come
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥tóspassable
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “शरणागत”

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