Where does “raatúku” come from?

raatúku (Palula) comes from Palula raát, from Sanskrit रात्री, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HráHtriH, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁trih₂.

raatúku (Palula): of night (and day) periods

Definitions

  1. of night (and day) periods

Ancestry of “raatúku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palularaátnight (as a measure of time)
2Sanskritरात्रीnight
3Proto-Indo-IranianHráHtriHstillness of night
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁trih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁trih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HráHtriH →Every word from Sanskrit रात्री →