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

  1. short, small, dwarfish, little; low; weak

Ancestry of “ह्रस्व”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰraswás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “ह्रस्व”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰraswás →