Where does “हरिद्रा” come from?

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

हरिद्रा (Sanskrit): Curcuma longa, turmeric or its root ground to...

Definitions

  1. Curcuma longa, turmeric or its root ground to...

Ancestry of “हरिद्रा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहरिto be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish...
2Proto-Indo-AryanźʰárHiṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰárHišgreen, yellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “हरिद्रा”

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