Where does “രാജാവ്” come from?

രാജാവ് (Malayalam) comes 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.

രാജാവ് (Malayalam): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “രാജാവ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritराजन्a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHrā́ȷ́āking
3Proto-Indo-IranianHrā́ȷ́ā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ȷ́ā →