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

Definitions

  1. relationship

Ancestry of “रिश्ता”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianرِشْتَه—
2Pahlavi𐭥𐭱𐭲𐭢—
3Iranian*wrais-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyḱ-to twist; to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “रिश्ता”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ- →