Where does “जय श्री राम” come from?
जय श्री राम (Hindi) comes from Hindi श्री, from Sanskrit श्री, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
जय श्री राम (Hindi): victory to Lord Rāma: Jai Shri Ram
Definitions
- victory to Lord Rāma: Jai Shri Ram
Ancestry of “जय श्री राम”, step by step
जय श्री राम traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi श्री
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | श्री | sir, lord, mister; light, lustre, radiance,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | श्री | diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 4 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 5 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via Hindi जय
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | जय | victory, triumph; hail, glory, long live; victory... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जय | conquest, victory, triumph, winning, being... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कर्ता | nominative singular of कर्तृ |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कर्तृ | maker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |