Where does “हरि” come from?

हरि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

हरि (Sanskrit): to be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish...

Definitions

  1. to be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish...

Ancestry of “हरि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanźʰárHiṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰárHišgreen, yellow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “हरि”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ →