Where does “ऋतु” come from?
ऋतु (Sanskrit) comes 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.
ऋतु (Sanskrit): any settled point of time, fixed time, time...
Definitions
- any settled point of time, fixed time, time...
Ancestry of “ऋतु”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hr̥túš | fixed point of time, period, epoch; fixed order,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |