Where does “இராசபத்திரம்” come from?
இராசபத்திரம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil இராசன், from Sanskrit राजन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrā́ȷ́ā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ȷ́ā, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
இராசபத்திரம் (Tamil): royal edict
Definitions
- royal edict
Ancestry of “இராசபத்திரம்”, step by step
இராசபத்திரம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil இராசன்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | இராசன் | king |
| 2 | Sanskrit | राजन् | a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrā́ȷ́ā | king |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrā́ȷ́ā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Tamil பத்திரம்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | பத்திரம் | leaf |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भद्र | blessed, auspicious, fortunate, prosperous,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰadrás | auspicious, blessed, fortunate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰn̥d-ró-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰend- | to be happy |