Where does “Hari” come from?

Hari comes from Sanskrit हरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, of unknown ultimate origin.

Hari (English): A name or epithet given commonly to Vishnu, but also to Indra and Yama

Definitions

  1. A name or epithet given commonly to Vishnu, but also to Indra and Yama

Ancestry of “Hari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहरिto be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish...
2Proto-Indo-AryanźʰárHiṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰárHišgreen, yellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ →