Where does “హరిబాబు” come from?
హరిబాబు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit हरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
Ancestry of “హరిబాబు”, step by step
హరిబాబు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit हरि
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | हरि | to be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰárHiṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰárHiš | green, yellow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Telugu బాబు
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | బాబు | father |