Where does “râst” come from?

râst (Khalaj) comes from Persian راست, from Pahlavi rāst, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫, from Proto-Iranian *Hraštáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hraštás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

râst (Khalaj): right, true

Definitions

  1. right, true

Ancestry of “râst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianراستstraight; true; right
2Pahlavirāst—
3Old Persian𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫right
4Proto-Iranian*Hraštáhright
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hraštásright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hraštás →