English
Rajput
Rajput comes from Hindi राजपूत ‘prince’, and goes back to Sanskrit राजपुत्र.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEराजपुत्रrājaputra‘prince’
- Hindic. 1500–presentराजपूतrājpūt‘prince’
- EnglishtodayRajput
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEराजपुत्रrājaputra‘prince’
- Hindic. 1500–presentराजपूतrājpūt‘prince’
- EnglishtodayRajput
A compound of राजन् ‘king’ + पुत्र ‘son’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵ-ō ‘king, ruler’
Sanskrit राजन् ‘king’
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- ‘small, little, few’
Proto-Indo-Iranian *putrás ‘son’
Sanskrit पुत्र ‘son’
Every English word from Sanskrit राजपुत्र
Today it means
noun A member of the kshatriya Hindu caste in India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit राजपुत्र / Rajput