Where does “രാജ്ഞി” come from?

രാജ്ഞി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit राज्ञी, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrā́ȷ́niH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ȷ́niH, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵnih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

രാജ്ഞി (Malayalam): queen

Definitions

  1. queen

Ancestry of “രാജ്ഞി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritराज्ञीqueen, princess, the wife of a king; name of the...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHrā́ȷ́niH—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHrā́ȷ́niH—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵnih₂queen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-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-European h₃rḗǵnih₂ →