Where does “राजशेखर” come from?

राजशेखर (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.

राजशेखर (Sanskrit): Name of various authors and teachers; (esp.) of a poet (son of दुर्दक and शील-वती, tutor of महेन्द्रपाल, king of कान्यकुब्ज; he lived in the 10th century and wrote 4 plays, viz. प्रचण्ड-पाण्डव or बाल-भारत, बाल-रामायण, विद्धशाल-भञ्जिका, and कर्पूर-मञ्जरी)

Definitions

  1. Name of various authors and teachers; (esp.) of a poet (son of दुर्दक and शील-वती, tutor of महेन्द्रपाल, king of कान्यकुब्ज; he lived in the 10th century and wrote 4 plays, viz. प्रचण्ड-पाण्डव or बाल-भारत, बाल-रामायण, विद्धशाल-भञ्जिका, and कर्पूर-मञ्जरी)

Ancestry of “राजशेखर”, step by step

राजशेखर 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 शेखर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशेखरthe top or crown of the head; a chaplet or wreath...
2Sanskritशिखरpeak, top, summit

Words derived from “राजशेखर

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ȷ́ā