Etymograph

English

Setty

Setty comes from Telugu శెట్టి ‘merchant’, from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् ‘the head or president of a mercantile or other…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćriHrás ‘most beautiful’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*ćriHrásas *ćráyHištHas‘most beautiful’reconstructed
  2. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEश्रेष्ठ‘most beautiful, most splendid’
  3. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEश्रेष्ठिन्‘the head or president of a mercantile or other guild’
  4. Telugumodernశెట్టిśeṭṭi‘merchant’
  5. EnglishtodaySetty

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*ćriHrásas *ćráyHištHas‘most beautiful’reconstructed
  2. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEश्रेष्ठ‘most beautiful, most splendid’
  3. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEश्रेष्ठिन्‘the head or president of a mercantile or other guild’
  4. Telugumodernశెట్టిśeṭṭi‘merchant’
  5. EnglishtodaySetty

Every English word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćriHrás

Today it means

name A surname from Telugu.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćriHrás / Setty

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