Where does “ryot” come from?
Ryot comes from Hindi रैयत, from Urdu رعیت, from Persian رعیت, from Arabic رَعِيَّة meaning a subject or person under the care of a ruler.
ryot (English): A farmer or tiller of the soil
Definitions
- A farmer or tiller of the soil
Ancestry of “ryot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | रैयत | peasant, cultivator, ryot; the people, subjects |
| 2 | Urdu | رعیت | peasant |
| 3 | Classical Persian | رعیت | subject |
| 4 | Arabic | رَعِيَّة | subject; herd, flock; citizens, flock |