Where does “ڕاست” come from?

ڕاست (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian *Hraštáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hraštás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

ڕاست (Central Kurdish): right, true

Definitions

  1. right, true

Ancestry of “ڕاست”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*Hraštáhright
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hraštásright
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “ڕاست

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hraštás