Where does “રાજમાર્ગ” come from?

રાજમાર્ગ (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit राजमार्ग, from Sanskrit मार्ग, from Sanskrit मृग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.

રાજમાર્ગ (Gujarati): highway, trunk road

Definitions

  1. highway, trunk road

Ancestry of “રાજમાર્ગ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritराजमार्गhighway, royal or main road; principal street
2Sanskritमार्गbelonging to, or coming from, wild game; way,...
3Sanskritमृगa forest animal, wild beast; a deer, gazelle,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥gása forest animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás →Every word from Sanskrit मृग →Every word from Sanskrit मार्ग →