Where does “raha” come from?
raha (Tagalog) comes from Spanish rajá, from French radjah, from Hindi राजा, from Hindi स्थान, from Sanskrit स्थान, from Pali ṭhāna, from Sanskrit स्तन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pstánas — to stand.
raha (Tagalog): rajah
Definitions
- rajah
Ancestry of “raha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | rajá | rajah |
| 2 | French | radjah | rajah |
| 3 | Hindi | राजा | king, monarch, sovereign, ruler; king |
| 4 | Hindi | स्थान | place, site, location; room |
| 5 | Sanskrit | स्थान | the act of standing, standing firmly, being fixed... |
| 6 | Pali | ṭhāna | place; state, -hood; reason |
| 7 | Sanskrit | स्तन | the female breast (either human or animal), teat, udder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pstánas | breast; teat, nipple |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pstḗn | breast, teat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |