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Where does “𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫” come from?

𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫 (Old Persian) comes 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.

𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫 (Old Persian): right

Definitions

  1. right

Ancestry of “𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*Hraštáh—
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hraštás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫”

  • راست
  • راستگو
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