Where does “ރޭ” come from?

ރޭ (Dhivehi) comes from Prakrit 𑀭𑀇, from Sanskrit रवि, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reu-i-.

ރޭ (Dhivehi): night, nighttime

Definitions

  1. night, nighttime

Ancestry of “ރޭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀭𑀇Rati
2Sanskritरविthe sun or the sun-god
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reu-i-—

Words derived from “ރޭ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reu-i- →Every word from Sanskrit रवि →Every word from Prakrit 𑀭𑀇 →