Where does “राजतरंगिणी” come from?

राजतरंगिणी (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.

राजतरंगिणी (Sanskrit): “stream of kings” Rajatarangini, a celebrated history of the kings of kaśmīra, written by kalhaṇa (written A.D. 1148) and of some other chronicles of that country

Definitions

  1. “stream of kings” Rajatarangini, a celebrated history of the kings of kaśmīra, written by kalhaṇa (written A.D. 1148) and of some other chronicles of that country

Ancestry of “राजतरंगिणी”, step by step

राजतरंगिणी 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 तरंग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतरंगsurf; wave
2Sanskritतॄto pass
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ȷ́ā →