Where does “rohu” come from?
rohu (English) comes from Hindi रोहू, from Sanskrit रोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
rohu (English): A freshwater fish, Labeo rohita, of the carp...
Definitions
- A freshwater fish, Labeo rohita, of the carp...
Ancestry of “rohu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | रोहू | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रोहित | red; red horse, mare; a kind of deer |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hráwdʰitas | red |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
Words derived from “rohu”