Where does “Hárśas” come from?

Hárśas (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárćas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

Ancestry of “Hárśas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHárćasulcer, sore
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élḱoswound, illness, ulcer; wound, sore, ulcer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárćas →
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