Where does “ख़रगोश” come from?

ख़रगोश (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian خرگوش, from Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱, from Old Persian *xaragaušah — rabbit.

ख़रगोश (Hindi): rabbit

Definitions

  1. rabbit

Ancestry of “ख़रगोश”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخرگوش—
2Middle Persian𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱rabbit, hare; rabbit, hare, lit. 'big ear'
3Old Persian*xaragaušahrabbit
Every word from Old Persian *xaragaušah →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱 →Every word from Classical Persian خرگوش →