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Sheth

Sheth comes from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् ‘banker, head of a guild’, from श्रेष्ठ ‘most beautiful, most splendid’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćriHrás.

  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 BCEश्रेष्ठिन्śreṣṭhin‘banker, head of a guild’
  4. EnglishtodaySheth

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 BCEश्रेष्ठिन्śreṣṭhin‘banker, head of a guild’
  4. EnglishtodaySheth

The story

Indian surname, spelling variant of Seth, of Hindu, Jain, and Parsi origin, all from derivatives of Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् (śreṣṭhin, “banker, head of a guild”).

Every English word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćriHrás

Today it means

name A surname.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćriHrás / Sheth

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