Where does “रत्नराशि” come from?

रत्नराशि (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit राशि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan rāśíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian rāćíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian rać-, from Proto-Indo-European reḱ- — to bind.

रत्नराशि (Sanskrit): a heap of precious stones, collection of pearls...

Definitions

  1. a heap of precious stones, collection of pearls...

Ancestry of “रत्नराशि”, step by step

रत्नराशि traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit राशि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritराशिa heap, mass, pile, group, multitude, quantity,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanrāśíṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianrāćíš—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianrać-to bind, tie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanreḱ-to bind

via Sanskrit रत्न

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरत्नgift, present, goods, wealth, riches; jewel, gem,...
2Sanskritरातिa favor, grace, gift, oblation; "the Giver";...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian rać- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian rāćíš →