Where does “देवराज” come from?

देवराज (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit राज, 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.

देवराज (Sanskrit): divine ruler

Definitions

divine ruler

Ancestry of “देवराज”, step by step

देवराज traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit राज

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	राज	king; chief; sovereign
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

via Sanskrit देव

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	देव	heavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...
2	Proto-Indo-Iranian	daywás	god
3	Proto-Indo-European	deywós	god
4	Proto-Indo-European	dyew-	to be bright; sky, heaven

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