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varṇān

in

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What it meant — Monier-Williams

varına- in. Name eines Gottes, eines Aditi-Nachkommen; oft als Götterkönig bezeichnet; vielfach mit Mitra (o. H 354f.) verbunden, usw. (RV +); varunäni-f. Gattin des V° (RV, u.a.); varınya- von V°s Art {RV [10,97,16] u.a.), värund- für V° bestimmt (AV +; s. AiGr 1 2,813). - TAV Gottesname *uaruna- (neben *mitra-, o. 11354), intendiert in den Parallelformen a-ru-na°/u-ru-ua-na° des Mittani-Vertrages (KammArier 14Bf., … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. varına-, p. 543]

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Where it came from

  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. varına (vol. 2, scan p. 543; entry #4088). Root candidates: *uaru-, *mitra-.

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