Etymograph

English

raj

Raj comes from Hindi राज, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-1‘to straighten’root named by Wiktionary · steps between not traced
  2. Hindic. 1500–presentराज1rāj
  3. Englishtodayraj1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English raj

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-Wiktionary, English raj‘to straighten’root named by Wiktionary · steps between not traced
  2. Hindic. 1500–presentराजWiktionary, English rajrāj
  3. EnglishtodayrajWiktionary, English raj

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, 105 more

Today it means

noun Reign; rule.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “raj”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- / raj

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