Where does “rajá” come from?
rajá (Spanish) comes from French radjah, from Hindi राजा, from Hindi स्थान, from Sanskrit स्थान, from Pali ṭhāna, from Sanskrit स्तन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pstánas, from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn — to stand.
rajá (Spanish): rajah
Definitions
- rajah
Ancestry of “rajá”, step by step
rajá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French radjah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | radjah | rajah |
| 2 | Hindi | राजा | king, monarch, sovereign, ruler; king |
| 3 | Hindi | स्थान | place, site, location; room |
| 4 | Sanskrit | स्थान | the act of standing, standing firmly, being fixed... |
| 5 | Pali | ṭhāna | place; state, -hood; reason |
| 6 | Sanskrit | स्तन | the female breast (either human or animal), teat, udder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pstánas | breast; teat, nipple |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pstḗn | breast, teat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Spanish rajar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | rajar | to split, to rip, to tear, to slit; to stab; to... |
| 2 | Spanish | ajar | to fade, wither |
| 3 | Spanish | -ar | In adjectives, indicating membership or status;... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | -ar | indicates membership or status |
| 5 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |