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The word ''raita'' first appeared in print around the 19th century, from [[Hindi]].[{{cite book |last=Sedgwick |first=Fred |title=Where words come from: A dictionary of word origins |year=2009 |publisher=Continuum International Publishing |location=London |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cKQFoS0reu8C&pg=PA146 |isbn=978-1847062741}}] The word ''raita'' in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Hindi language|Hindi]] is a [[portmanteau]] of the [[Sanskrit]] word ''rajika'' or the derivative Hindi ''rai'' (pronounced "ra-ee") meaning [[black mustard]] seed, and ''tiktaka'', meaning sharp or pungent.[{{cite web |title=Raita |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raita |publisher=Merriam Webster}}] |
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The word ''raita'' first appeared in print around the 19th century, from [[Hindi]].[{{cite book |last=Sedgwick |first=Fred |title=Where words come from: A dictionary of word origins |year=2009 |publisher=Continuum International Publishing |location=London |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cKQFoS0reu8C&pg=PA146 |isbn=978-1847062741}}] The word ''raita'' in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Hindi language|Hindi]] is a [[portmanteau]] of the [[Sanskrit]] word ''rajika'' or the derivative Hindi ''rai'' (pronounced "ra-ee") meaning [[black mustard]] seed, and ''tiktaka'', meaning sharp or pungent.[{{cite web |title=Raita |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raita |publisher=Merriam Webster}}] |
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Raita is a popular North Indian accompaniment, but is not encountered natively in South India. There are other vegetable dishes in South India that include yogurt, such as "Kichadi" and "Pachadi", but they are made differently and serve different functions as part of a meal than Raita does in the North.[{{cite web |title=Raita Here, Raita Now |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/brunch/rude-food-by-vir-sanghvi-raita-time-raita-place-101677857073200.html][{{cite web |title=Key Differences Between Kichadi and Pachadi |url=https://www.slurrp.com/article/kichadi-vs-pachadi-key-differences-between-the-kerala-style-yoghurt-side-dishes-1712589063594][{{cite web |title=How To Make South-Indian-Style Tomato Raita |url=https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/how-to-make-south-indian-style-tomato-raita-3224331 |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=[[NDTV|NDTV Food]] |language=en}}] |
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Raita is a popular North Indian accompaniment, but is not encountered natively in South India. There are other vegetable dishes in South India that include yogurt, such as "Kichadi" and "Pachadi", but they are made differently and serve different functions as part of a meal than Raita does in the North.[{{cite web |title=Raita Here, Raita Now |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/brunch/rude-food-by-vir-sanghvi-raita-time-raita-place-101677857073200.html}}][{{cite web |title=Key Differences Between Kichadi and Pachadi |url=https://www.slurrp.com/article/kichadi-vs-pachadi-key-differences-between-the-kerala-style-yoghurt-side-dishes-1712589063594}}] |
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In [[Eastern Nepal]], the dish is known as ''[[Dahi (curd)|dahi]] kakro'' ({{Lit|yogurt cucumber}}), whereas in western regions of Nepal it is known as ''raito''.[{{Cite news |title=स्थानीय उत्पादनको प्रवद्र्धन : पाहुनालाई घिउ, मह र मकैको रोटी |trans-title=Promotion of local products: Ghee, honey and corn bread for guests |url=https://nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/3378/2019-01-16 |access-date=27 August 2022 |newspaper=Naya Patrika |language=ne}}][{{Cite web |title=सुदूरको स्याउली थाप्ने चलन लोप हुँदै |trans-title=The custom of giving alms to distant relatives is disappearing. |url=https://www.prasashan.com/2022/08/13/346233/ |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=प्रशासन |quote=साइतमा जानेहरूका लागि स्याउली थाप्ने चलन, साउन महिनामा धानको खेतबारीमा गएर राइतो, बटुक बनाएर हरेला खाने चलन (The custom of offering Syauli to those who go to Sait, and the custom of going to rice fields in the month of Shrawan and making raito and batuk and eating harela) |language=ne}}] |
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In [[Eastern Nepal]], the dish is known as ''[[Dahi (curd)|dahi]] kakro'' ({{Lit|yogurt cucumber}}), whereas in western regions of Nepal it is known as ''raito''.[{{Cite news |title=स्थानीय उत्पादनको प्रवद्र्धन : पाहुनालाई घिउ, मह र मकैको रोटी |trans-title=Promotion of local products: Ghee, honey and corn bread for guests |url=https://nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/3378/2019-01-16 |access-date=27 August 2022 |newspaper=Naya Patrika |language=ne}}][{{Cite web |title=सुदूरको स्याउली थाप्ने चलन लोप हुँदै |trans-title=The custom of giving alms to distant relatives is disappearing. |url=https://www.prasashan.com/2022/08/13/346233/ |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=प्रशासन |quote=साइतमा जानेहरूका लागि स्याउली थाप्ने चलन, साउन महिनामा धानको खेतबारीमा गएर राइतो, बटुक बनाएर हरेला खाने चलन (The custom of offering Syauli to those who go to Sait, and the custom of going to rice fields in the month of Shrawan and making raito and batuk and eating harela) |language=ne}}] |
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