Where does “રાત” come from?
રાત (Varli) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit रात्रि, from Sanskrit रात्री, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HráHtriH, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁trih₂.
રાત (Varli): night; darkness
Ancestry of “રાત”, step by step