Where does “रिख” come from?

रिख (Garhwali) comes from Sanskrit ऋक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hŕ̥ṭṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

रिख (Garhwali): a bear

Definitions

  1. a bear

Ancestry of “रिख”, step by step

रिख traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit ऋक्ष

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritऋक्षa bear; a species of ape; "Oroxylum indicum"
2Proto-Indo-AryanHŕ̥ṭṣasbear
3Proto-Indo-IranianHŕ̥ćšasbear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying

via Proto-Indo-European reyk-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanreyk-to tear, scratch; streak; to carve, scratch, etch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hŕ̥ćšas →