Where does “គ្រងរាជ” come from?
គ្រងរាជ (Khmer) comes from Khmer រាជ, from Pali rājan, 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.
គ្រងរាជ (Khmer): to reign
Definitions
- to reign
Ancestry of “គ្រងរាជ”, step by step
គ្រងរាជ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer រាជ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | រាជ | king, royalty; reign; Mekong giant catfish |
| 2 | Pali | rājan | king, ruler |
| 3 | Sanskrit | राजन् | a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrā́ȷ́ā | king |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrā́ȷ́ā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Khmer គ្រង
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | គ្រង | to govern; to administer; to manage; to direct |