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Where does “rajar” come from?

rajar (Spanish) comes from Spanish ajar, from Spanish -ar, from Old Spanish -ar, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

rajar (Spanish): to split, to rip, to tear, to slit; to stab; to...

Definitions

  1. to split, to rip, to tear, to slit; to stab; to...

Ancestry of “rajar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishajarto fade, wither
2Spanish-arIn adjectives, indicating membership or status;...
3Old Spanish-ar—
4Latin-ō—
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “rajar”

  • raja
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →