Where does “ৰাতি” come from?
ৰাতি (Assamese) comes from Old Assamese ৰাতি, from Sanskrit रात्रि, from Sanskrit रात्री, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HráHtriH, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁trih₂.
ৰাতি (Assamese): night; at night; tonight
Definitions
- night; at night; tonight
Ancestry of “ৰাতি”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Assamese | ৰাতি | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रात्रि | night |
| 3 | Sanskrit | रात्री | night |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HráHtriH | stillness of night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁trih₂ | — |