English
Varanasi
Varanasi comes from Sanskrit वाराणसी.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEवाराणसीvārāṇasī
- Englishearliest quotation 2023Varanasi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEवाराणसीvārāṇasī
- Englishearliest quotation 2023Varanasi
Earliest quotation: 2023, Devika Rege, Quarterlife: “On either side of the roof, Varanasi stretched out…”
Every English word from Sanskrit वाराणसी
Today it means
name A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit वाराणसी / Varanasi