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Where does “राजन्” come from?

राजन् (Sanskrit) comes 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.

राजन् (Sanskrit): a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the...

Definitions

  1. a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the...

Ancestry of “राजन्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHrā́ȷ́āking
2Proto-Indo-IranianHrā́ȷ́ā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “राजन्”

  • Rajasthan
  • Rajput
  • rajah
  • raja
  • Rajesh
  • Rajasthani
  • maharaja
  • maharajah
  • maharana
  • sriracha
  • rajahship
  • Bhupathiraju
  • rajaship
  • raajmahal
  • Rajputic
  • rajá
  • раджа
  • radja
  • radjah
  • maharaja
  • rajá
  • rajah
  • 是拉差
  • maharadja
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