Where does “راست” come from?

راست (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian راست, from Pahlavi rāst, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫, 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.

راست (Ottoman Turkish): straight, not crooked, curly, or bent, having a constant direction throughout its length

Definitions

  1. straight, not crooked, curly, or bent, having a constant direction throughout its length

Ancestry of “راست”, step by step

راست traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian راست

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianراستstraight; true; right
2Pahlavirāst—
3Old Persian𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫right
4Proto-Iranian*Hraštáhright
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hraštásright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Classical Persian راست

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianراست—

Words derived from “راست”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hraštás →