Where does “ราชการ” come from?
ราชการ (Thai) comes from Thai ราช, from Old Khmer រាជ, from Sanskrit राज, 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.
ราชการ (Thai): government affair; government service
Definitions
- government affair; government service
Ancestry of “ราชการ”, step by step
ราชการ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ราช
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ราช | king: male monarch or sovereign; chief, lord,... |
| 2 | Old Khmer | រាជ | king, chief, prince, royalty, reign |
| 3 | Sanskrit | राज | king; chief; sovereign |
| 4 | Sanskrit | राजन् | a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrā́ȷ́ā | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrā́ȷ́ā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |