Where does “विधानसभा” come from?
विधानसभा (Hindi) comes from Hindi सभा, from Hindi राज्य, from Sanskrit राज्य, from Sanskrit राज्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrā́ṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
विधानसभा (Hindi): Vidhan Sabha: a state legislative assembly in...
Definitions
- Vidhan Sabha: a state legislative assembly in...
Ancestry of “विधानसभा”, step by step
विधानसभा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi सभा
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | सभा | assembly, council; meeting; association |
| 2 | Hindi | राज्य | state, kingdom; reign |
| 3 | Sanskrit | राज्य | kingly, princely, royal; royalty, kingship,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | राज् | a king, sovereign, chief; to rule, to reign; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrā́ṭṣ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrā́ćš | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |