Where does “ఋషి” come from?

ఋషి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit ऋषि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)rši-.

ఋషి (Telugu): a prophet or saint, gifted with supernatural...

Definitions

  1. a prophet or saint, gifted with supernatural...

Ancestry of “ఋషి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritऋषिA rishi: a singer of sacred hymns, an inspired...
2Proto-Indo-Iranian(H)rši-—

Words derived from “ఋషి”

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