Where does “*Hr̥táh” come from?
*Hr̥táh (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥-tós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ancestry of “*Hr̥táh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hr̥tás | truth |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥-tós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |