Where does “वर्षा ऋतु” come from?
वर्षा ऋतु (Hindi) comes from Hindi ऋतु, from Sanskrit ऋत, from Sanskrit ऋतु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hr̥túš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
वर्षा ऋतु (Hindi): monsoon, rainy season
Definitions
- monsoon, rainy season
Ancestry of “वर्षा ऋतु”, step by step
वर्षा ऋतु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi ऋतु
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | ऋतु | season |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ऋत | met with, afflicted by; proper, right, fit, apt,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ऋतु | any settled point of time, fixed time, time... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hr̥túš | fixed point of time, period, epoch; fixed order,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |