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Purana
Purana comes from Sanskrit पु॒रा ‘before, formerly’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preh₂-‘before, in front’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥h₂-ó-h₁reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*pr̥Hā́reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपु॒राpurā́‘before, formerly’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEपुराणpurāṇáliterally ‘old, ancient’
- EnglishtodayPurana
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preh₂-‘before, in front’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥h₂-ó-h₁reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*pr̥Hā́reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपु॒राpurā́‘before, formerly’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEपुराणpurāṇáliterally ‘old, ancient’
- EnglishtodayPurana
The story
Borrowed from Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇá, literally “old, ancient”).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- ‘before, in front’
for, first, premier, prestigious, forbid, primer, prairie, preface, prefix, primate, primacy, precede, preeminent, prescient, parley, portobello, parasol, impregnate, 17 more
Today it means
name A text that is part of an ancient Indian genre of Hindu or Jain written literature, concerning various topics, including cosmogony and mythology.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- / Purana