Where does “ചെട്ടി” come from?
ചെട്ടി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन्, from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćráyHištʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ištʰas, from Proto-Indo-European -istHos, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yoss.
ചെട്ടി (Malayalam): Chetty, a title used by many traders, weaving, agricultural and land-owning castes in South India, especially in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka
Definitions
- Chetty, a title used by many traders, weaving, agricultural and land-owning castes in South India, especially in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka
Ancestry of “ചെട്ടി”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | श्रेष्ठिन् | The head or president of a mercantile or other guild |
| 2 | Sanskrit | श्रेष्ठ | most beautiful, most splendid; best, chief, most... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćráyHištʰas | most beautiful |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -ištʰas | superlative adjectival suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -istHos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |