Where does “രോഹിതം” come from?

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

രോഹിതം (Malayalam): saffron

Definitions

  1. saffron

Ancestry of “രോഹിതം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरोहितred; red horse, mare; a kind of deer
2Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas →Every word from Sanskrit रोहित →