Where does “ਰਾਤ” come from?
ਰਾਤ (Punjabi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit रात्रि, from Sanskrit रात्री, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HráHtriH, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁trih₂.
ਰਾਤ (Punjabi): night
Definitions
- night
Ancestry of “ਰਾਤ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रात्रि | night |
| 3 | Sanskrit | रात्री | night |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HráHtriH | stillness of night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁trih₂ | — |