Where does “ಹ್ರಸ್ವ” come from?
ಹ್ರಸ್ವ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit ह्रस्व, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰraswás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
ಹ್ರಸ್ವ (Kannada): short
Ancestry of “ಹ್ರಸ್ವ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | ह्रस्व | short, small, dwarfish, little; low; weak |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰraswás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |