Where does “raï” come from?
raï (English) comes from Hindi राजा, from Hindi स्थान, from Sanskrit स्थान, from Pali ṭhāna, from Sanskrit स्तन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pstánas, from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn — to stand.
raï (English): A form of music, originating in Oran, Algeria...
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- A form of music, originating in Oran, Algeria...
Ancestry of “raï”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 , teat, dug, udder; the nipple;... |
| 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 |