Where does “ऋतु” come from?
ऋतु (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit ऋत, from Sanskrit ऋतु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hr̥túš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
ऋतु (Hindi): season
Definitions
- season
Ancestry of “ऋतु”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | ऋत | met with, afflicted by; proper, right, fit, apt,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ऋतु | any settled point of time, fixed time, time... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hr̥túš | fixed point of time, period, epoch; fixed order,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |