Where does “राजर्षि” come from?

राजर्षि (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.

राजर्षि (Sanskrit): a royal rishi or saint, rishi of royal descent, that holy and superhuman personage which a kind or man of the military class may become by the performance of great austerities (e.g. पुरूरवस्, विश्वामित्र etc.) (etc.)

Definitions

  1. a royal rishi or saint, rishi of royal descent, that holy and superhuman personage which a kind or man of the military class may become by the performance of great austerities (e.g. पुरूरवस्, विश्वामित्र etc.) (etc.)

Ancestry of “राजर्षि”, step by step

राजर्षि 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 ऋषि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritऋषिA rishi: a singer of sacred hymns, an inspired...
2Proto-Indo-Iranian(H)rši-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ȷ́ā