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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

  1. rajah

Ancestry of “raha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrajárajah
2Frenchradjahrajah
3Hindiराजाking, monarch, sovereign, ruler; king
4Hindiस्थानplace, site, location; room
5Sanskritस्थानthe act of standing, standing firmly, being fixed...
6Paliṭhānaplace; state, -hood; reason
7Sanskritस्तनthe female breast , teat, dug, udder; the nipple;...
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpstánasbreast; teat, nipple
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
10Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn—
11Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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