Where does “ఉపరతి” come from?
ఉపరతి (Telugu) comes from Telugu రతి, from Sanskrit रति, from Sanskrit रम्, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.
ఉపరతి (Telugu): mode of coition
Ancestry of “ఉపరతి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | రతి | desire, passion, inclination, attachment;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रति | rest, repose; pleasure, enjoyment, delight in,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | रम् | enjoy, delight; stay, rest |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -अनीय | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | -ईय | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *-iHyas | — |