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...
Definitions
- A form of music, originating in Oran, Algeria...
Ancestry of “raï”, step by step
raï traces back through 3 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 French raï
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | raï | raï form of music originating from Algeria |
| 2 | Old French | rai | beam; ray |
| 3 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 4 | English | -án | Of or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a |
| 5 | Middle English | -an | — |