Where does “ईर्ष्यति” come from?

ईर्ष्यति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Harš-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- — to flow.

ईर्ष्यति (Sanskrit): to envy

Definitions

  1. to envy

Ancestry of “ईर्ष्यति”, step by step

ईर्ष्यति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian Harš-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHarš-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ers-to flow

via Proto-Indo-European ers-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeaners-to move; to envy

Words derived from “ईर्ष्यति”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Harš- →