Where does “raja” come from?
raja (Chavacano) comes from Spanish rajar, from Spanish ajar, from Spanish -ar, from Old Spanish -ar, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
raja (Chavacano): to crack; to split
Definitions
- to crack; to split
Ancestry of “raja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | rajar | to split, to rip, to tear, to slit; to stab; to... |
| 2 | Spanish | ajar | to fade, wither |
| 3 | Spanish | -ar | In adjectives, indicating membership or status;... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | -ar | indicates membership or status |
| 5 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |