Where does “रति” come from?
रति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit रम्, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.
रति (Sanskrit): rest, repose; pleasure, enjoyment, delight in,...
Definitions
- rest, repose; pleasure, enjoyment, delight in,...
Ancestry of “रति”, step by step
रति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit रम्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | रम् | enjoy, delight; stay, rest |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -अनीय | able |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -ईय | related to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *-iHyas | — |
via Hindi रैयत
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | रैयत | peasant, cultivator, ryot; the people, subjects |
| 2 | Urdu | رعیت | peasant |
| 3 | Classical Persian | رعیت | subject |
| 4 | Arabic | رَعِيَّة | subject; herd, flock; citizens, flock |