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

  1. A farmer or tiller of the soil

Ancestry of “ryot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiरैयतpeasant, cultivator, ryot; the people, subjects
2Urduرعیتpeasant
3Classical Persianرعیتsubject
4Arabicرَعِيَّةsubject; herd, flock; citizens, flock
Every word from Arabic رَعِيَّة →Every word from Classical Persian رعیت →Every word from Urdu رعیت →
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