Where does “रोहू” come from?

रोहू (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit रोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

रोहू (Hindi): rohu fish (Labeo rohita)

Definitions

  1. rohu fish (Labeo rohita)

Ancestry of “रोहू”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरोहितred; red horse, mare; a kind of deer
2Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “रोहू”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas →Every word from Sanskrit रोहित →