Where does “रिश्ता” come from?
रिश्ता (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian رِشْتَه, from Pahlavi 𐭥𐭱𐭲𐭢, from Iranian *wrais-, from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
रिश्ता (Hindi): relationship
Ancestry of “रिश्ता”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | رِشْتَه | — |
| 2 | Pahlavi | 𐭥𐭱𐭲𐭢 | — |
| 3 | Iranian | *wrais- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyḱ- | to twist; to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “रिश्ता”