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Where does “ราชา” come from?

ราชา (Thai) comes 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.

ราชา (Thai): king; male monarch; male sovereign; chief; lord;...

Definitions

  1. king; male monarch; male sovereign; chief; lord;...

Ancestry of “ราชา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritराजking; chief; sovereign
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

Words derived from “ราชา”

  • sriracha
  • 是拉差
  • ศรีราชา
  • สมเด็จพระราชาคณะ
  • ราชาคณะ
  • ทวิราชาธิปไตย
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