Where does “वसन्तर्तु” come from?
वसन्तर्तु (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.
वसन्तर्तु (Sanskrit): the spring season
Definitions
- the spring season
Ancestry of “वसन्तर्तु”, step by step
वसन्तर्तु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit ऋतु
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | ऋतु | any settled point of time, fixed time, time... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hr̥túš | fixed point of time, period, epoch; fixed order,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Sanskrit वसन्त
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वसन्त | "brilliant "; the spring; a particular metre;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wasantás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wesn̥-tó-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wósr̥ | spring |