Where does “ਰਾਜ” come from?
ਰਾਜ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit राज्य, from Sanskrit राज्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrā́ṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
ਰਾਜ (Punjabi): king, kingly
Definitions
- king, kingly
Ancestry of “ਰਾਜ”, step by step
ਰਾਜ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit राज्य
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | राज्य | kingly, princely, royal; royalty, kingship,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | राज् | a king, sovereign, chief; to rule, to reign; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrā́ṭṣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrā́ćš | king, ruler |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |