Where does “วิรัติ” come from?
วิรัติ (Thai) comes from Pali virati, from English Rati, from Swedish råd, from English raid, from Scots raid, from Middle English rade, from Old English rād, from Proto-West Germanic raidu — to fit, to fix, to put together.
วิรัติ (Thai): abstinence
Definitions
- abstinence
Ancestry of “วิรัติ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | virati | abstinence |
| 2 | English | Rati | The Hindu goddess of love, passion and sexual pleasure |
| 3 | Swedish | råd | a piece of advice, counsel; a means; money; a... |
| 4 | English | raid | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or... |
| 5 | Scots | raid | raid |
| 6 | Middle English | rade | quick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager |
| 7 | Old English | rād | road; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | raidu | riding, ride |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |