Where does “Rajasthan” come from?
Rajasthan derives from Sanskrit राजा, the stem of Sanskrit राजन_ meaning "king," from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, a form of the root h₃reǵ- meaning "to rule."
Rajasthan (English): Various parts of northwestern India within Rajputana province
Definitions
- Various parts of northwestern India within Rajputana province
Ancestry of “Rajasthan”, step by step
Rajasthan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi राजा
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | राजा | king, monarch, sovereign, ruler; king |
| 2 | Hindi | स्थान | place, site, location; room |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्थान | the act of standing, standing firmly, being fixed... |
| 4 | Pali | ṭhāna | place; state, -hood; reason |
| 5 | Sanskrit | स्तन | the female breast (either human or animal), teat, udder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pstánas | breast; teat, nipple |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pstḗn | breast, teat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Hindi राजस्थान
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | राजस्थान | — |
| 2 | Hindi | राज | reign, rule; kingdom, medieval state; empire;... |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀭𑀚𑁆𑀚 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | राज्य | kingly, princely, royal; royalty, kingship,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | राज् | a king, sovereign, chief; to rule, to reign; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrā́ṭṣ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrā́ćš | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |