Where does “प्रातः” come from?
प्रातः (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit प्रातर्, from Proto-Indo-European proh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
प्रातः (Hindi): in the morning; morning
Ancestry of “प्रातः”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रातर् | early in the morning, at daybreak, at dawn; next... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | proh₁- | early; in the morning; early; early; morning |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |