Where does “Roy” come from?
Roy (Norwegian) comes from English roy, from Bengali রায়, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀬, 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.
Ancestry of “Roy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | roy | A king; Royal |
| 2 | Bengali | রায় | — |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀭𑀸𑀬 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | राजन् | a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrā́ȷ́ā | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrā́ȷ́ā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |