हिरीन (Old Marathi) 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.