Where does “र” come from?

र (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- — to roar, to howl, to shout.

Ancestry of “र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*h₃rewH-to roar, to howl, to shout

Words derived from “र”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- →