Where does “रिहस” come from?
रिहस (Old Marathi) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙, from Sanskrit ऋक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hŕ̥ṭṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.
रिहस (Old Marathi): a bear
Ancestry of “रिहस”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 | bear |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ऋक्ष | a bear; a species of ape; "Oroxylum indicum" |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hŕ̥ṭṣas | bear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hŕ̥ćšas | bear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ŕ̥tḱos | bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥tḱós | destroying |