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
- a bear; a species of ape; "Oroxylum indicum"
Ancestry of “ऋक्ष”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hŕ̥ṭṣas | bear |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hŕ̥ćšas | bear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ŕ̥tḱos | bear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥tḱós | destroying |
Words derived from “ऋक्ष”