English
rajah
Rajah comes from Hindi राजा ‘king’, from Sanskrit राजन् ‘king’, ultimately from PIE *h₃reǵ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵs‘ruler’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵ-ōreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hrā́ȷ́āreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same form‘king’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEराजन्rājan‘king’
- Hindic. 1500–presentराजाrājā‘king’
- Englishtodayrajah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵs‘ruler’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃rḗǵ-ōreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hrā́ȷ́āreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same form‘king’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEराजन्rājan‘king’
- Hindic. 1500–presentराजाrājā‘king’
- Englishtodayrajah
Linked words
pairs
- rajah and rich both from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ‘ruler’
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, royalty, arrange, resurrection, riches, interrogation, rack, erect, regent, rector, richness, regency, insurrection, rectify, anorexia, rake, rectum, raj, regalia, rhesus, rectification, incorrigible, 97 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ‘ruler, king’
Today it means
noun A Hindu prince or ruler in India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- / rajah