English
Rana
Rana comes from Hindi राना.
- Hindic. 1500–presentरानाrānā
- EnglishtodayRana
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Hindic. 1500–presentरानाrānā
- EnglishtodayRana
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
right, director, source, region, regular, rule, direction, address, direct, correct, dress, regime, realm, rogue, arrangement, regulate, radar, royalty, resurrection, rank, riches, interrogation, erect, rack, arrange, regent, rector, richness, regency, insurrection, rectify, raj, rake, rectum, ana, anorexia, regalia, rhesus, rectification, incorrigible, 97 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ‘king’
real, rich, royal, roy, rex, regal, eldritch, rajah, riel, rani, 8 more
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hindi राना / Rana