Where does “महाराजा” come from?

महाराजा (Hindi) comes 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.

महाराजा (Hindi): maharaja, king

Definitions

  1. maharaja, king

Ancestry of “महाराजा”, step by step

महाराजा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit महाराज

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमहाराज—
2Sanskritराजन्a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHrā́ȷ́āking
4Proto-Indo-IranianHrā́ȷ́ā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Sanskrit महाराजा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमहाराजाgreat king
2Sanskritमहा-—

Words derived from “महाराजा”

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