Where does “rawi” come from?

rawi (Malay) comes from Sanskrit रवि, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reu-i-.

rawi (Malay): hadith narrator

Definitions

  1. hadith narrator

Ancestry of “rawi”, step by step

rawi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit रवि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरविthe sun or the sun-god
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reu-i-—

via Arabic رَاوٍ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرَاوٍnarrator

Words derived from “rawi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reu-i- →Every word from Sanskrit रवि →