Where does “హరిప్రియ” come from?

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

హరిప్రియ (Telugu): The basil plant

Definitions

  1. The basil plant

Ancestry of “హరిప్రియ”, step by step

హరిప్రియ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu హరి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguహరిa name of Vishnu; sun; moon
2Sanskritहरिto be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish...
3Proto-Indo-AryanźʰárHiṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰárHišgreen, yellow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Telugu ప్రియ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguప్రియA beloved woman; a mistress, a wife
2Sanskritप्रियाwife
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ →