Where does “ราษฎร์” come from?

ราษฎร์ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit राष्ट्र, from Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र — King of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas.

ราษฎร์ (Thai): Alternative form of ราษฎร; citizen; inhabitant;...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ราษฎร; citizen; inhabitant;...

Ancestry of “ราษฎร์”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritराष्ट्रa kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district, country
2Sanskritधृतराष्ट्रKing of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas

Words derived from “ราษฎร์”

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