Where does “ऋषभ” come from?
ऋषभ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian (w)r̥šabʰás, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥sn̥-bʰó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wérsēn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wers- — to rain, drip; to rain, sprinkle.
ऋषभ (Sanskrit): a bull; a male animal of any kind; the best,...
Definitions
- a bull; a male animal of any kind; the best,...
Ancestry of “ऋषभ”, step by step
ऋषभ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-Iranian (w)r̥šabʰás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (w)r̥šabʰás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥sn̥-bʰó-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wérsēn | virile man; male animal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wers- | to rain, drip; to rain, sprinkle |