Where does “ਬਰਸਾਤ” come from?
ਬਰਸਾਤ (Punjabi) comes from Hindi बरसात, from Urdu برسات, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit वर्षारात्रि — the rainy season.
ਬਰਸਾਤ (Punjabi): rainy season
Definitions
- rainy season
Ancestry of “ਬਰਸਾਤ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बरसात | rain; the rainy season, particularly the months... |
| 2 | Urdu | برسات | rain; the rainy season |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वर्षारात्रि | the rainy season |