Where does “वस्तुरति” come from?
वस्तुरति (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit रति, from Sanskrit रम्, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.
वस्तुरति (Hindi): sexual fetishism
Ancestry of “वस्तुरति”, step by step
वस्तुरति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit रति
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | रति | rest, repose; pleasure, enjoyment, delight in,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रम् | enjoy, delight; stay, rest |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -अनीय | able |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -ईय | related to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *-iHyas | — |
via Hindi वस्तु
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | वस्तु | a thing; stuff; baggage |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वस्तु | a thing; any really existing or abiding substance... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वास्तु॑ | — |