Where does “राजमार्ग” come from?

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

राजमार्ग (Hindi): highway, interstate

Definitions

  1. highway, interstate

Ancestry of “राजमार्ग”, 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 →