English
Rati
Rati comes from Sanskrit रति ‘pleasure, enjoyment, delight in, fondness’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem- ‘to rest’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rem-‘to rest’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hram-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEरम्‘to enjoy’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEरतिrati‘pleasure, enjoyment, delight in, fondness’
- EnglishtodayRati
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rem-‘to rest’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hram-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEरम्‘to enjoy’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEरतिrati‘pleasure, enjoyment, delight in, fondness’
- EnglishtodayRati
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-
Today it means
name The Hindu goddess of love, passion and sexual pleasure.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem- / Rati