Where does “रात्रि” come from?

रात्रि (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit रात्री, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HráHtriH, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁trih₂.

रात्रि (Sanskrit): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “रात्रि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरात्रीnight
2Proto-Indo-IranianHráHtriHstillness of night
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁trih₂—

Words derived from “रात्रि”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁trih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HráHtriH →Every word from Sanskrit रात्री →