Where does “यर्हि” come from?

यर्हि (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit यद्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyás, from Proto-Indo-European Hyós — who, which; already.

यर्हि (Sanskrit): while, whereas

Definitions

  1. while, whereas

Ancestry of “यर्हि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयद्who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that
2Proto-Indo-IranianHyásthat, who, which
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyóswho, which; already
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyás →Every word from Sanskrit यद् →