Where does “रात्री” come from?

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

रात्री (Sanskrit): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “रात्री”, step by step

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

Words derived from “रात्री”

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