Where does “हरिण” come from?
हरिण (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit हरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
हरिण (Sanskrit): deer
Ancestry of “हरिण”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | हरि | to be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰárHiṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰárHiš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
Words derived from “हरिण”