Where does “रात भर” come from?
रात भर (Hindi) comes from Hindi रात, from Old Hindi رتی, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit रात्रि, from Sanskrit रात्री, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HráHtriH, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁trih₂.
रात भर (Hindi): all night
Definitions
- all night
Ancestry of “रात भर”, step by step
रात भर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi रात
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | रात | night |
| 2 | Old Hindi | رتی | night |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | रात्रि | night |
| 5 | Sanskrit | रात्री | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HráHtriH | stillness of night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁trih₂ | — |
via Hindi भर
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | भर | all, every; whole, entire |
| 2 | Hindi | भरना | the act of filling |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀪𑀭𑀤𑀺 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भरति | to bear, carry; to support; to maintain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰárati | to bear; to carry; to take |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |