Where does “रिक्तता” come from?

रिक्तता (Hindi) comes from Hindi रिक्त, from Sanskrit रिक्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian riktás, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

रिक्तता (Hindi): emptiness, lacking

Definitions

  1. emptiness, lacking

Ancestry of “रिक्तता”, step by step

रिक्तता traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi रिक्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiरिक्तempty, void
2Sanskritरिक्तempty, vacant, hollow, void; idle, worthless,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianriktásempty, abandoned, void
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Hindi ता

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiताuntil
2Classical Persianتا—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian riktás →Every word from Sanskrit रिक्त →
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