Raj
[rɑːdʒ]Meaning
means "empire, royalty", from Sanskrit राज्य (rājya)
Background Story
Raj is a proper name formed from the noun raj, borrowed into English from Hindustani राज / راج (rāj, "reign, rule; empire, kingdom; country, state; royalty"), which comes from Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá, "empire, kingdom, realm; kingship, royalty, sovereignty; country"). The Sanskrit word traces to the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃reǵ- ("to right or straighten oneself; to govern, rule; just; right"), and Raj is a doublet of Reich.
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