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

राजन् traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrā́ȷ́ā

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

via Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ȷ́s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHrā́ȷ́s—

Words derived from “राजन्”

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