Where does “ഋഷി” come from?

ഋഷി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit ऋषि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)rši-.

ഋഷി (Malayalam): rishi

Definitions

  1. rishi

Ancestry of “ഋഷി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritऋषिA rishi: a singer of sacred hymns, an inspired...
2Proto-Indo-Iranian(H)rši-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)rši- →Every word from Sanskrit ऋषि →
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