Where does “رینی” come from?

رینی (Khowar) comes from Sanskrit रायति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráHyati, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

رینی (Khowar): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “رینی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरायतिto bark, bark at
2Proto-Indo-IranianráHyati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ráHyati →Every word from Sanskrit रायति →