Where does “rita” come from?

rita (Latvian) comes from Latvian Margarita, from Latin margarīta, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης, from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-.

rita (Latvian): genitive singular form of rits

Definitions

  1. genitive singular form of rits

Ancestry of “rita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianMargaritaMargaret
2Latinmargarītapearl
3Ancient Greekμαργαρίτηςpearl; a type of Egyptian plant
4Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita- →Every word from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης →Every word from Latin margarīta →