Where does “ritta” come from?

ritta (Pali) comes from Sanskrit रिक्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian riktás, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

ritta (Pali): blank, vacant, empty

Definitions

  1. blank, vacant, empty

Ancestry of “ritta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरिक्तempty, vacant, hollow, void; idle, worthless,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianriktásempty, abandoned, void
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian riktás →Every word from Sanskrit रिक्त →