Where does “rʾh” come from?

rʾh (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian Hrāθáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrātʰás, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

rʾh (Middle Persian): road, way

Definitions

  1. road, way

Ancestry of “rʾh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHrāθáhroad, way
2Proto-Indo-IranianHrātʰáschariot
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

Words derived from “rʾh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrātʰás →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hrāθáh →