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Etymology · Sanskrit

हरि

4 English words descend from Sanskrit हरि, most common first.

harA hinge.
HariA name or epithet given commonly to Vishnu, but also to Indra and Yama.
HarikambhojiName of a rāga in Carnatic music. It is the 28th melakarta rāga in the 72 melakarta rāga system.
harikathaA form of Hindu religious discourse in which the storyteller explores a religious theme, usually the life of a saint or a story from an Indian epic.