Where does “हरिण” come from?

हरिण (Old Gujarati) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡, from Sanskrit हरिण, from Sanskrit हरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Ancestry of “हरिण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡—
2Sanskritहरिणdeer
3Sanskritहरिto be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish...
4Proto-Indo-AryanźʰárHiṣ—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰárHišgreen, yellow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “हरिण”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ →