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Where does “jr̥Hanyam” come from?

jr̥Hanyam (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

jr̥Hanyam (Proto-Iranian): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “jr̥Hanyam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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