English
rta
Rta comes from Sanskrit ऋत ‘order’, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥tás ‘truth’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘to fit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂r̥-tósreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hr̥tás‘truth’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*Hr̥tásreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEऋतṛtá‘order’
- Englishtodayrta
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘to fit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂r̥-tósreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hr̥tás‘truth’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*Hr̥tásreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEऋतṛtá‘order’
- Englishtodayrta
The story
Unadapted learned borrowing from Sanskrit ऋत (ṛtá, “order; rule; truth”).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit’
order, reason, ready, rate, army, article, arm, art, artist, ordinary, ratio, alarm, harmony, armor, coordination, coordinate, anarchy, subordinate, ordination, arithmetic, arthritis, harmonic, articulate, ornament, aristocratic, ornate, harmonious, armament, adorn, artisan, ordinate, articulation, inertia, ordinator, armadillo, inert, harmonize, ordinal, armature, archon, 80 more
Today it means
noun The Vedic principle of natural order that regulates the operation of the universe.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- / rta