Where does “Rajputic” come from?
Rajputic (English) comes from English Rajput, from Hindi राजपूत, from Sanskrit राजपुत्र, 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.
Rajputic (English): An Indian koine language conjectured by Ian Hancock to be the origin of the Romani language
Definitions
- An Indian koine language conjectured by Ian Hancock to be the origin of the Romani language
Ancestry of “Rajputic”, step by step
Rajputic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Rajput
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rajput | A member of the kshatriya Hindu caste in India |
| 2 | Hindi | राजपूत | a Rajput; Rajput |
| 3 | Sanskrit | राजपुत्र | prince |
| 4 | Sanskrit | राजन् | a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrā́ȷ́ā | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrā́ȷ́ā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |