Where does “roti” come from?
roti (Nalca) comes from Indonesian roti, from Malay roti, from Tamil ரொட்டி, from Sanskrit रोटी, from Hindi रोटी, from Urdu روٹی, from Sanskrit रोटिका — bread.
roti (Nalca): bread
Ancestry of “roti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | roti | bread |
| 2 | Malay | roti | bread |
| 3 | Tamil | ரொட்டி | bread |
| 4 | Sanskrit | रोटी | Alternative spelling of रोटिका; bread |
| 5 | Hindi | रोटी | roti |
| 6 | Urdu | روٹی | bread |
| 7 | Sanskrit | रोटिका | bread |