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Where does “वर्षति” come from?

वर्षति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwáršati, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers- — to rain.

वर्षति (Sanskrit): to rain, shower, pour; to bestow; overwhelm; to...

Definitions

  1. to rain, shower, pour; to bestow; overwhelm; to...

Ancestry of “वर्षति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHwáršati—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wers-to rain
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