Where does “ऋषि” come from?

ऋषि (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit ऋषि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)rši-.

ऋषि (Hindi): rishi, sage

Definitions

  1. rishi, sage

Ancestry of “ऋषि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritऋषिA rishi: a singer of sacred hymns, an inspired...
2Proto-Indo-Iranian(H)rši-—
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