Where does “rāst” come from?

rāst (Pahlavi) comes 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.

Ancestry of “rāst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rāst”

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