Where does “சாம்ராஜ்யம்” come from?
சாம்ராஜ்யம் (Tamil) comes from Hindi साम्राज्य, from Sanskrit सम्राज्, from Sanskrit राज्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrā́ṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
சாம்ராஜ்யம் (Tamil): empire
Definitions
- empire
Ancestry of “சாம்ராஜ்யம்”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | साम्राज्य | empire |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सम्राज् | a supreme ruler, a universal king, a sovereign... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | राज् | a king, sovereign, chief; to rule, to reign; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrā́ṭṣ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrā́ćš | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |