Where does “रक्त” come from?

रक्त (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit रञ्ज्, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg-.

रक्त (Sanskrit): red; safflower L; Barringtonia acutangula L

Definitions

  1. red; safflower L; Barringtonia acutangula L

Ancestry of “रक्त”, step by step

रक्त traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit रञ्ज्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरञ्ज्to redden; to dye or color
2Proto-Indo-European*(s)reg-—

via Proto-Indo-European reg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanregto dye

Words derived from “रक्त”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)reg- →Every word from Sanskrit रञ्ज् →