Etymograph

English

Rishi

Rishi comes from Sanskrit ऋषि ‘rishi, sage’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš ‘seer’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*r̥šíš‘seer’reconstructed
  2. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEऋषिṛṣi‘rishi, sage’
  3. EnglishtodayRishi

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*r̥šíš‘seer’reconstructed
  2. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEऋषिṛṣi‘rishi, sage’
  3. EnglishtodayRishi

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- ‘to flow’

error, rory, err, erratic, rouse, errant, errata, 21 more

Today it means

name A South Asian male given name from Sanskrit.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-Iranian *r̥šíš / Rishi

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