Where does “Dharmaraja” come from?

Dharmaraja (English) comes from Sanskrit धर्मराज, 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.

Dharmaraja (English): an epithet of Lord Yama, the god of justice and death

Definitions

  1. an epithet of Lord Yama, the god of justice and death

Ancestry of “Dharmaraja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधर्मराजan epithet of यमराज
2Sanskritराजन्a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHrā́ȷ́āking
4Proto-Indo-IranianHrā́ȷ́ā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ȷ́ā →