Where does “teja” come from?

teja (Malay) comes from Pali teja, from Sanskrit तेजस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan táyȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

teja (Malay): rainbow; sunset ray

Definitions

  1. rainbow; sunset ray

Ancestry of “teja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PalitejaInterpretation of many of the inflectional forms of tejas
2Sanskritतेजस्the sharp edge of a knife; the point or top of a...
3Proto-Indo-Aryantáyȷ́as—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “teja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan táyȷ́as →Every word from Sanskrit तेजस् →
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