Where does “हर” come from?

हर (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit हृ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

हर (Sanskrit): bearing, wearing, taking, conveying, bringing (» कवच-, वार्त्ता-ह्°), taking away, carrying off, removing, destroying (» बल-, शक्ति-ह्°)

Definitions

  1. bearing, wearing, taking, conveying, bringing (» कवच-, वार्त्ता-ह्°), taking away, carrying off, removing, destroying (» बल-, शक्ति-ह्°)

Ancestry of “हर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहृto take
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “हर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Sanskrit हृ →