Where does “សោយរាជ្យ” come from?
សោយរាជ្យ (Khmer) comes from Khmer រាជ្យ, 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.
សោយរាជ្យ (Khmer): to reign (of a king)
Definitions
- to reign (of a king)
Ancestry of “សោយរាជ្យ”, step by step
សោយរាជ្យ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer រាជ្យ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | រាជ្យ | reign; royalty; power; kingdom; dynasty |
| 2 | Sanskrit | राज्य | kingly, princely, royal; royalty, kingship,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | राज् | a king, sovereign, chief; to rule, to reign; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrā́ṭṣ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrā́ćš | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Khmer សោយ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | សោយ | to eat, to drink, to enjoy |