Where does “ரயத்” come from?

ரயத் (Tamil) comes from Urdu رعیت, from Classical Persian رعیت, from Arabic رَعِيَّة — subject; herd, flock; citizens, flock.

ரயத் (Tamil): a ryot, peasant, cultivator

Definitions

  1. a ryot, peasant, cultivator

Ancestry of “ரயத்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduرعیتpeasant
2Classical Persianرعیتsubject
3Arabicرَعِيَّةsubject; herd, flock; citizens, flock
Every word from Arabic رَعِيَّة →Every word from Classical Persian رعیت →Every word from Urdu رعیت →