English
Vanita
Vanita comes from Sanskrit वनिता ‘a loved wife, mistress, any woman’, and goes back to वन् ‘to love’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEवन्van‘to love’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEवनिताvanitā‘a loved wife, mistress, any woman’
- EnglishtodayVanita
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEवन्van‘to love’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEवनिताvanitā‘a loved wife, mistress, any woman’
- EnglishtodayVanita
Every English word from Sanskrit वन्
Today it means
name A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit वन् / Vanita