Where does “रिआया” come from?

रिआया (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian رعایا, from Arabic رَعَايَا, from Arabic رَعِيَّة — subject; herd, flock; citizens, flock.

रिआया (Hindi): commoners; subjects; public

Definitions

  1. commoners; subjects; public

Ancestry of “रिआया”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianرعایا—
2Arabicرَعَايَا—
3Arabicرَعِيَّةsubject; herd, flock; citizens, flock
Every word from Arabic رَعِيَّة →Every word from Arabic رَعَايَا →Every word from Classical Persian رعایا →
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