Where does “नवरात्र” come from?

नवरात्र (Hindi) comes from Hindi नव, from Sanskrit नव, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

नवरात्र (Hindi): Navratri

Definitions

  1. Navratri

Ancestry of “नवरात्र”, step by step

नवरात्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi नव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनवnew, recent, modern; nine
2Sanskritनवnew, fresh, recent, young, modern; often in...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
4Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Hindi रात्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiरात्र—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →