Where does “ਰੀਤ” come from?

ਰੀਤ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit रीति, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réyHtis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

ਰੀਤ (Punjabi): custom, usage, tradition

Definitions

  1. custom, usage, tradition

Ancestry of “ਰੀਤ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरीतिmotion, course; steam, current; line, row, course...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réyHtis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réyHtis →