Where does “ഹരി” come from?

ഹരി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit हरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

ഹരി (Malayalam): green (colour)

Definitions

  1. green (colour)

Ancestry of “ഹരി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहरिto be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish...
2Proto-Indo-AryanźʰárHiṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰárHišgreen, yellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ →