Where does “लोहित” come from?

लोहित (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

लोहित (Sanskrit): red, reddish; made of copper; blood

Definitions

  1. red, reddish; made of copper; blood

Ancestry of “लोहित”, step by step

लोहित traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Indo-Iranian *Hráwdʰitas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*Hráwdʰitas—

Words derived from “लोहित”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas →