Where does “roti” come from?
roti (Indonesian) comes from Malay roti, from Tamil ரொட்டி, from Sanskrit रोटी, from Hindi रोटी, from Urdu روٹی, from Sanskrit रोटिका — bread.
roti (Indonesian): bread
Ancestry of “roti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | roti | bread |
| 2 | Tamil | ரொட்டி | bread |
| 3 | Sanskrit | रोटी | Alternative spelling of रोटिका; bread |
| 4 | Hindi | रोटी | roti |
| 5 | Urdu | روٹی | bread |
| 6 | Sanskrit | रोटिका | bread |
Words derived from “roti”