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Where does “హరిచందనము” come from?

హరిచందనము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit हरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

హరిచందనము (Telugu): The yellow and fragrant sort of sandalwood

Definitions

  1. The yellow and fragrant sort of sandalwood

Ancestry of “హరిచందనము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहरिto be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish...
2Proto-Indo-AryanźʰárHiṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰárHiš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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