Where does “हृ” come from?

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

हृ (Sanskrit): to take

Definitions

  1. to take

Ancestry of “हृ”, step by step

हृ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-

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

via Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰárH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰárH-

Words derived from “हृ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-