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Where does “رتو” come from?

رتو (Urdu) 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.

رتو (Urdu): weather; season, time, the right time; month

Definitions

  1. weather; season, time, the right time; month

Ancestry of “رتو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritऋतुany settled point of time, fixed time, time...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHr̥túšfixed point of time, period, epoch; fixed order,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ér-tus ~ h₂r̥-téw-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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