Where does “راستی” come from?

راستی (Persian) 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.

راستی (Persian): truthfulness; truth

Definitions

  1. truthfulness; truth

Ancestry of “راستی”, step by step

راستی 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 Persian ـی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـیForms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms...
2Middle Persian-yk'—
3Old Persian-𐎡𐎣of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “راستی”

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