Where does “ऋक्ष” come from?

ऋक्ष (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hŕ̥ṭṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

ऋक्ष (Sanskrit): a bear; a species of ape; "Oroxylum indicum"

Definitions

  1. a bear; a species of ape; "Oroxylum indicum"

Ancestry of “ऋक्ष”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHŕ̥ṭṣasbear
2Proto-Indo-IranianHŕ̥ćšasbear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying

Words derived from “ऋक्ष”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hŕ̥ćšas →