Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Aryan/Hrā́ȷ́ā

This Proto-Indo-Aryan entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Aryan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ĵā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵ-ō, from *h₃rḗǵs.

Noun

*Hrā́ȷ́ā m

king

Descendants

Sanskrit: राजन् (rājan, “king”)
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
  - Bengali: রাজা (raja)
- Helu: [Term?]
  - Sinhalese: රජ (raja)
- Maharastri Prakrit: [Term?]
  - Marathi: राजा (rājā)
- Pali: rāja
- Sauraseni Prakrit: [Term?]
  - Gujarati: રાજા (rājā)
  - Hindi: राजा (rājā)
  - Nepali: राजा (rājā)
  - Punjabi: ਰਾਜਾ (rājā)
  - Romani: rai (“man, Gypsy traveler”), raj
- Angloromani: rye
→ Dravidian: *aracan
- South-Central:
  - Telugu: అరుసు (arusu)
  - Tamil-Kannada-Tulu:
    - Tulu: [script needed] (arasu, arase)
    - Tamil-Kannada:
      - Kannada: ಅರಸ (arasa), ಅರಸು (arasu)
      - Tamil-Malayalam:
        Malayalam: അരചന്‍ (aracan‍)
        
        Tamil: அரசன் (aracaṉ)
→ Persian: رای‎ (rāy)

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