Where does “រាជា” come from?

រាជា (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit राजा, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵ-ō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

រាជា (Khmer): (ព្រះ~) king (usually as a combining form)

Definitions

  1. (ព្រះ~) king (usually as a combining form)

Ancestry of “រាជា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritराजाnominative singular of राजन्; king
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵ-ō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “រាជា”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵ-ō →