Where does “rājadūta” come from?

rājadūta (Pali) comes from Pali rājan, 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.

rājadūta (Pali): royal messenger, envoy

Definitions

  1. royal messenger, envoy

Ancestry of “rājadūta”, step by step

rājadūta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali rājan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palirājanking, ruler
2Sanskritराजन्a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHrā́ȷ́āking
4Proto-Indo-IranianHrā́ȷ́ā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Pali dūta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidūtaa messenger, envoy
2Sanskritदूतmessenger, envoy; ambassador; negotiator
3Proto-Indo-IranianduHtásmessenger; envoy to a far off place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ȷ́ā →
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