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

  1. narrator; hadith narrator; narration

Ancestry of “rawi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayrawihadith narrator
2Sanskritरविthe sun or the sun-god
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reu-i-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reu-i- →Every word from Sanskrit रवि →Every word from Malay rawi →
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