Where does “जलराशि” come from?

जलराशि (Hindi) comes from Hindi राशि, from Sanskrit राशि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan rāśíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian rāćíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian rać-, from Proto-Indo-European reḱ- — to bind.

जलराशि (Hindi): ocean, sea

Definitions

  1. ocean, sea

Ancestry of “जलराशि”, step by step

जलराशि traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi राशि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiराशिamount, quantity; variable; sum, total
2Sanskritराशिa heap, mass, pile, group, multitude, quantity,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanrāśíṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianrāćíš—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianrać-to bind, tie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreḱ-to bind

via Hindi जल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiजलwater
2Sanskritजलstupid, unintelligent, dumb; a stupid man, idiot;...
3Sanskritजल्to be sharp; to be stiff or dull
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian rać- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian rāćíš →