Where does “रिश्तेदार” come from?

रिश्तेदार (Hindi) comes from Hindi रिश्ता, 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.

रिश्तेदार (Hindi): relative

Definitions

  1. relative

Ancestry of “रिश्तेदार”, step by step

रिश्तेदार traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi रिश्ता

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiरिश्ताrelationship
2Classical Persianرِشْتَه—
3Pahlavi𐭥𐭱𐭲𐭢—
4Iranian*wrais-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyḱ-to twist; to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Hindi दार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदारwife
2Sanskritदारwife; rent, cleft, hole; tearing up, rending
3Sanskritदरfear; cleaving, split
4Proto-Indo-Aryand(ʰ)wā́r—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwā́r—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ- →