Where does “हिरनी” come from?
हिरनी (Hindi) comes from Hindi हिरन, from Sauraseni Prakrit ????, 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.
हिरनी (Hindi): doe, hind
Definitions
- doe, hind
Ancestry of “हिरनी”, step by step
हिरनी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi हिरन
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | हिरन | deer |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ???? | — |
| 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 | green, yellow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Hindi ई
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | ई | the fourth vowel in Hindi |