English
raj
Raj comes from Hindi राज, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’root as named · steps between not traced
- Hindic. 1500–presentराजrāj
- Englishtodayraj
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’root as named · steps between not traced
- Hindic. 1500–presentराजrāj
- Englishtodayraj
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, regent, rack, rector, regal, regency, insurrection, rectify, anorexia, rectum, rake, rhesus, rectification, incorrigible, 106 more
Today it means
noun Reign; rule.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.