Where does “Sriharikota” come from?

Sriharikota (English) comes from Sanskrit हरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Sriharikota (English): A barrier island off the coast of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It houses the Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Definitions

  1. A barrier island off the coast of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It houses the Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Ancestry of “Sriharikota”, step by step

Sriharikota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit हरि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहरिto be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish...
2Proto-Indo-AryanźʰárHiṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰárHišgreen, yellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Telugu కోట

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకోటfort, fortress, fortification
2Sanskritकोटfort, shed, hut; fort, stronghold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ →