Where does “raja” come from?

raja (Ingrian) comes from Old East Slavic краи, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y- — to sift, to separate.

raja (Ingrian): border; boundary

Definitions

  1. border; boundary

Ancestry of “raja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкраиedge; land, country
2Proto-Slavickrajьedge, end
3Proto-Slavickrojitito cut
4Proto-Balto-Slavickrájīˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-eye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankroyh₁-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankroh₁y-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁y-to sift, to separate

Words derived from “raja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁- →