Where does “अपहरण” come from?
अपहरण (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अपहरण, from Sanskrit हरण, 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.
अपहरण (Hindi): abduction, kidnapping; stealing, robbing
Definitions
- abduction, kidnapping; stealing, robbing
Ancestry of “अपहरण”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अपहरण | taking away, carrying off; stealing |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हरण | abduction |
| 3 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | हरिण | deer |
| 5 | Sanskrit | हरि | to be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰárHiṣ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰárHiš | green, yellow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |