Where does “ရာဇ” come from?
ရာဇ (Burmese) comes from Pali rāja, from Sanskrit राजन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrā́ȷ́ā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ȷ́ā, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
ရာဇ (Burmese): king; ruler; monarch; sovereign
Definitions
- king; ruler; monarch; sovereign
Ancestry of “ရာဇ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | rāja | vocative singular of rājan; combining form of... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | राजन् | a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrā́ȷ́ā | king |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrā́ȷ́ā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |