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Where does “रंहति” come from?

रंहति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hránźʰati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hránǰʰati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʷʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

रंहति (Sanskrit): to hasten; to speed; to flow; speed, velocity

Definitions

  1. to hasten; to speed; to flow; speed, velocity

Ancestry of “रंहति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHránźʰati—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHránǰʰati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʷʰeti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
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