Where does “lohita” come from?

lohita (Pali) comes from Sanskrit लोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

lohita (Pali): red; blood

Definitions

  1. red; blood

Ancestry of “lohita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलोहितred, reddish; made of copper; blood
2Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “lohita”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas →Every word from Sanskrit लोहित →
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