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Where does “ৰাতি” come from?

ৰাতি (Old Assamese) comes from Sanskrit रात्रि, from Sanskrit रात्री, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HráHtriH, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁trih₂.

Ancestry of “ৰাতি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरात्रिnight
2Sanskritरात्री—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHráHtriH—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁trih₂—
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