Where does “Rao-Blackwellize” come from?

Rao-Blackwellize (English) comes from English Rao, from Telugu రావు, 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.

Rao-Blackwellize (English): To apply the Rao–Blackwell theorem to an estimator

Definitions

  1. To apply the Rao–Blackwell theorem to an estimator

Ancestry of “Rao-Blackwellize”, step by step

Rao-Blackwellize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Rao

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRao—
2TeluguరావుAn honorific title like Mr., assumed by Vyāpari...
3Sanskritराजन्a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHrā́ȷ́āking
5Proto-Indo-IranianHrā́ȷ́ā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via English Blackwell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBlackwell—

Words derived from “Rao-Blackwellize”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ȷ́ā →