Where does “maharaja” come from?

maharaja (English) comes from Hindi महाराजा, from Sanskrit महाराज, 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.

maharaja (English): A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor

Definitions

  1. A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor

Ancestry of “maharaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमहाराजाmaharaja, king
2Sanskritमहाराज—
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

Words derived from “maharaja”

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