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Where does “రారాజు” come from?

రారాజు (Telugu) comes from Telugu రాజు, 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.

రారాజు (Telugu): king of kings

Definitions

  1. king of kings

Ancestry of “రారాజు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguరాజుking; The principal chess piece, that players...
2Sanskritराजन्a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHrā́ȷ́āking
4Proto-Indo-IranianHrā́ȷ́ā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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