Where does “ارش” come from?

ارش (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit अर्शस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárćas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

ارش (Urdu): piles, hemorrhoids

Definitions

  1. piles, hemorrhoids

Ancestry of “ارش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअर्शस्hemorrhoids, piles
2Proto-Indo-IranianHárćasulcer, sore
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁élḱoswound, illness, ulcer; wound, sore, ulcer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁élḱos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárćas →