Where does “హరిద్ర” come from?

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

హరిద్ర (Telugu): turmeric

Definitions

  1. turmeric

Ancestry of “హరిద్ర”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहरिद्राCurcuma longa, turmeric or its root ground to...
2Sanskritहरिto be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish...
3Proto-Indo-AryanźʰárHiṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰárHišgreen, yellow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ →
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