English
M'rashtra
M'rashtra comes from Sanskrit राष्ट्र ‘a kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district,…’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ‘king’, and ultimately from *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵs‘king’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵ-tro-mreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEराष्ट्र‘a kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district, country’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005M'rashtra
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵs‘king’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵ-tro-mreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEराष्ट्र‘a kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district, country’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005M'rashtra
Earliest quotation: 2005, Indian Food Packer, All India Food Preservers' Association: “M’rashtra FDA cracks down on Red Bull”.
The story
The apostrophe character ' separating the first letter of the unabbreviated spelling from the Hunterian transliteration of Sanskrit राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra), the second element of ‘Maharashtra’.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
right, director, source, region, regular, rule, direction, address, direct, correct, dress, regime, rank, arrangement, realm, radar, ana, rogue, regulate, arrange, royalty, resurrection, rack, riches, interrogation, erect, regent, rector, raj, richness, regency, insurrection, rectify, anorexia, rake, rectum, regalia, rhesus, rectification, incorrigible, 97 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ‘king’
real, rich, royal, roy, rex, regal, rani, rajah, eldritch, riel, 8 more
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- / M'rashtra