Where does “यमराज” come from?

यमराज (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.

यमराज (Sanskrit): Yama

Definitions

  1. Yama

Ancestry of “यमराज”, step by step

यमराज traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit राज

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritराजking; chief; sovereign
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 Sanskrit यम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयमa twin, one of a pair or couple; a pair or a...
2Sanskritजborn, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “यमराज”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ȷ́ā →