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Of disputed origin, with multiple theories proposed:[1]
Perhaps from an older *(ϝ)ορσανός(*(w)orsanós), which may be related to Proto-Indo-European*h₁worseye-, from *h₁wers-(“rain”) (compare Sanskritवर्षति(varṣati, “it rains”). Beekes appears to favor this derivation.
Based on the infix -αν-(-an-), which is difficult to explain as an old Indo-European formation, perhaps Pre-Greek; however, as the sky was very important to Indo-European groups, it is unlikely that a non-Indo-European formation for "sky" would become the dominant word in an Indo-European language.
A folk etymology advanced by Aristotle interpreted it as ὅρος(hóros, “limit”) and ἄνω(ánō, “up”).