Where does “راجا” come from?

راجا (Urdu) comes 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.

راجا (Urdu): king; monarch; sovereign

Definitions

  1. king; monarch; sovereign

Ancestry of “راجا”, step by step

راجا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit राजन्

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

via Sanskrit राजा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritराजाnominative singular of राजन्; king
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵ-ō—

Words derived from “راجا”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrā́ȷ́ā →