Pali ratha (23)
According to Davids and Stede’s Pali-English Dictionary, Pali word ratha means “two-wheeled carriage or chariot and is used to describe vehicles used for riding, driving, or even in a combat context.” It shares etymological relationship with Sanskrit ratha; Avestan rapa; Latin rota, rotundus; Old-Irish, Old High-German rad; and Lithuanian rãtas. It traces its origin to the Tamil root uruḷ through the transformation of uruḷ > ṛi > rátha > ratha. The following words, related to Pali ratha, also originate from Tamil uruḷ.
assatarīratha, “a chariot drawn by a she-mule.” ratha-atthara, “a rug for a chariot.” ratha-anīka, “array of chariots.” ratha-īsā, “carriage pole.” ratha-ûpatthara, “chariot or carriage cover.” ratha-esabha, “lord of charioteers.” ratha-kāra or ratha-kārin, “carriage-builder or chariot-maker.” ratha-cakka, “wheel of a chariot or carriage.” ratha-pañjara, “the body of a carriage.” ratha-yuga, “a chariot yoke.” ratha-reṇu, “chariot-dust.” ratha-vinīta, “led by a chariot or a chariot-drive.” ratha-sālā, “chariot shed.” rathaka1 , “a little carriage or a toy cart.” rathaka2, “having a chariot.” arathaka, “without a chariot.” rathika, “a chariot or charioteer.” rathikā and rathiyā, “a carriage road.” racchā, “a carriage road.” sārathi, “charioteer or coachman.”