Where does “હરણ” come from?
હરણ (Gujarati) comes from Old Gujarati हरिण, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡, from Sanskrit हरिण, from Sanskrit हरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
હરણ (Gujarati): deer
Ancestry of “હરણ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Gujarati | हरिण | — |
| 2 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हरिण | deer |
| 4 | Sanskrit | हरि | to be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰárHiṣ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰárHiš | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |