Where does “ऋत” come from?

ऋत (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit ऋतु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hr̥túš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ऋत (Sanskrit): met with, afflicted by; proper, right, fit, apt,...

Definitions

  1. met with, afflicted by; proper, right, fit, apt,...

Ancestry of “ऋत”, step by step

ऋत traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit ऋतु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritऋतुany settled point of time, fixed time, time...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHr̥túšfixed point of time, period, epoch; fixed order,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Proto-Indo-Aryan Hr̥tás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHr̥tás
2Proto-Indo-IranianHr̥tástruth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥-tós

via Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “ऋत

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hr̥túš