Where does “হরিত” come from?

হরিত (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit हरित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰárHitas.

হরিত (Bengali): green

Definitions

  1. green

Ancestry of “হরিত”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहरितyellowish
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰárHitas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰárHitas →Every word from Sanskrit हरित →