Where does “rawi” come from?
rawi (Classical Malay) comes from Malay rawi, from Sanskrit रवि, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reu-i-.
rawi (Classical Malay): narrator; hadith narrator; narration
Definitions
- narrator; hadith narrator; narration
Ancestry of “rawi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | rawi | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रवि | the sun or the sun-god |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reu-i- | — |
Words derived from “rawi”