Where does “yamarāja” come from?
yamarāja (Pali) comes from Pali yama, from Sanskrit याम, from Sanskrit यम, from Sanskrit ज, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “yamarāja”, step by step
yamarāja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali yama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | yama | nightwatch of three hours |
| 2 | Sanskrit | याम | motion, course, going, progress |
| 3 | Sanskrit | यम | a twin, one of a pair or couple; a pair or a... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ज | born, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́ás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Pali rāja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | rāja | vocative singular of rājan; combining form of... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | राजन् | a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrā́ȷ́ā | king |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrā́ȷ́ā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |