Where does “ह्रस्व” come from?
ह्रस्व (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰraswás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
ह्रस्व (Sanskrit): short, small, dwarfish, little; low; weak
Definitions
- short, small, dwarfish, little; low; weak
Ancestry of “ह्रस्व”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰraswás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
Words derived from “ह्रस्व”