Where does “ਹਿਰਨ” come from?

ਹਿਰਨ (Punjabi) comes 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.

ਹਿਰਨ (Punjabi): deer, buck, antelope

Definitions

  1. deer, buck, antelope

Ancestry of “ਹਿਰਨ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहरिणdeer
2Sanskritहरिto be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish...
3Proto-Indo-AryanźʰárHiṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰárHišgreen, yellow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ →