Where does “रिक्ति” come from?

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

रिक्ति (Hindi): emptiness, vacancy

Definitions

  1. emptiness, vacancy

Ancestry of “रिक्ति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरिक्तempty, vacant, hollow, void; idle, worthless,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianriktásempty, abandoned, void
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian riktás →Every word from Sanskrit रिक्त →