Where does “रजनी” come from?
रजनी (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hráȷ́aniH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HráǰaniH, from Proto-Indo-European h₁régʷenih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁régʷos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
रजनी (Sanskrit): night
Ancestry of “रजनी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hráȷ́aniH | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HráǰaniH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁régʷenih₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁régʷos | darkness |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |