English
Ruchi
Ruchi comes from Sanskrit रुचि ‘light, lustre, splendour, beauty’, from रुच् ‘to shine’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘to shine’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEरुच्ruc‘to shine’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEरुचिruci‘light, lustre, splendour, beauty’
- EnglishtodayRuchi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘to shine’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEरुच्ruc‘to shine’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEरुचिruci‘light, lustre, splendour, beauty’
- EnglishtodayRuchi
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘to shine’
light, low, link, los, ounce, lunar, lucy, luna, lea, illumination, lux, illuminate, luminous, lumen, lynx, translucent, lucid, luminosity, lumia, luce, lum, lune, luminescent, luminary, luminal, leucine, loach, 75 more
Today it means
name a Prajapati
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / Ruchi