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Where does “हर्षति” come from?

हर्षति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárṣati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáršati, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰérs-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

हर्षति (Sanskrit): to be excited; to be delighted; to bristle

Definitions

  1. to be excited; to be delighted; to bristle

Ancestry of “हर्षति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰárṣati—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰáršati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰérs-e-tito become excited; to bristle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised
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