Where does “प्रातःकाल” come from?

प्रातःकाल (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit प्रातर्, from Proto-Indo-European proh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

प्रातःकाल (Sanskrit): morning, daybreak

Definitions

  1. morning, daybreak

Ancestry of “प्रातःकाल”, step by step

प्रातःकाल traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit प्रातर्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रातर्early in the morning, at daybreak, at dawn; next...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanproh₁-early; in the morning; early; early; morning
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Sanskrit काल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
2Proto-Turkickārsnow
3Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)

Words derived from “प्रातःकाल”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →