Where does “प्रातःकाल” come from?

प्रातःकाल (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit प्रातःकाल, 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.

प्रातःकाल (Hindi): morning, daybreak

Definitions

  1. morning, daybreak

Ancestry of “प्रातःकाल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रातःकालmorning, daybreak
2Sanskritप्रातर्early in the morning, at daybreak, at dawn; next...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanproh₁-early; in the morning; early; early; morning
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-