English
Raju
Raju comes from Telugu రాజు ‘king’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵ-ō‘king, ruler’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEराजन्rājan‘a king, sovereign, prince, chief’
- Telugumodernరాజుrāju‘king’
- EnglishtodayRaju
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵ-ō‘king, ruler’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEराजन्rājan‘a king, sovereign, prince, chief’
- Telugumodernరాజుrāju‘king’
- EnglishtodayRaju
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
right, real, director, source, region, regular, rule, direction, address, direct, rich, royal, correct, dress, regime, roy, arrangement, rank, ana, rex, rogue, regulate, radar, resurrection, arrange, interrogation, erect, rack, regent, rector, regal, regency, insurrection, rectify, anorexia, rake, rectum, rani, raj, rhesus, 107 more
Today it means
name A male given name from Telugu.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- / Raju