Where does “धनराशि” come from?
धनराशि (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.
धनराशि (Hindi): sum of money
Definitions
- sum of money
Ancestry of “धनराशि”, step by step
धनराशि traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi राशि
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | राशि | amount, quantity; variable; sum, total |
| 2 | Sanskrit | राशि | a heap, mass, pile, group, multitude, quantity,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | rāśíṣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | rāćíš | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | rać- | to bind, tie |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | reḱ- | to bind |
via Hindi धन
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | धन | money; wealth, riches; natural resources |
| 2 | Sanskrit | धेनु | milch, yielding or giving milk; a milk cow or any... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰa(H)inúš | milk cow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |