Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas

→ Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬴𐬀 (inherited)

→ Persian خرس (inherited)

→ Gujarati રીંછ (derived)

→ Hindi रीछ (inherited)

→ Judeo-Tat хуьрс (inherited)

→ Kalasha ič̣ (inherited)

→ Northern Kurdish hirç (inherited)

→ Old Marathi रिहस (inherited)

→ Old Marathi 𑘨𑘱𑘮𑘭 (inherited)

→ Punjabi ਰਿੱਛ (inherited)

→ Pashto يږ (derived)

→ Sanskrit ऋक्ष (inherited)

→ Torwali ایݜ (inherited)

→ Urdu ریچھ (inherited)

→ Zazaki heşi (inherited)