Where does “शुभ रात्रि” come from?

शुभ रात्रि (Hindi) comes from Hindi शुभ, from Sanskrit शुभ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewbʰ- — beautiful, clean.

शुभ रात्रि (Hindi): good night

Definitions

  1. good night

Ancestry of “शुभ रात्रि”, step by step

शुभ रात्रि traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi शुभ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiशुभauspicious, favorable, good; happy; good
2Sanskritशुभauspicious; auspiciousness, beautiful; good,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewbʰ-beautiful, clean

via Hindi रात्रि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiरात्रिnight
2Sanskritरात्रि॑—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewbʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit शुभ →Every word from Hindi शुभ →