Where does “राज्” come from?
राज् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrā́ṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
राज् (Sanskrit): a king, sovereign, chief; to rule, to reign; to...
Definitions
- a king, sovereign, chief; to rule, to reign; to...
Ancestry of “राज्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrā́ṭṣ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrā́ćš | king, ruler |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
Words derived from “राज्”