*SET-U

PERMANENT JOURNEY RECORD / 520

COMPLETE ROUTE ↗
STAGE 04broadNO SINGLE PIN

Hindi–Urdu rājā to English raja, first reported 1555

South Asia and the English-language world

rājā DOSSIER ↗
THE REVIEWED ROUTE CLAIM

The Sanskrit king word continues in Hindi and Urdu and is later borrowed into English as raja or rajah.

COORDINATES STORED
NO
HONEST TO PLOT
NO
PLACEMENT MODE
broad
TIME PRECISION
exact
NUMERIC TIME BOUND
YES
CLAIM CITATIONS
2
THE TEMPORAL CLAIM

THIS STAGE ENTERS THE TIMELINE.

The exact year applies to the source-reported English borrowing, not to Sanskrit rājā.

PLACE IN GLOBAL CHRONOLOGY ↗
DIRECT STAGE-LEVEL PROVENANCE

AUDIT THE ROUTE CLAIM.

Every source below identifies its exact stance, locator, and evidentiary contribution.

  1. supports

    Raja — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use

    Publishes Hindi–Urdu from Sanskrit and the 1555 English horizon.

    Etymology and First Known UseAUDIT SOURCE ↗
  2. context

    Raja — American Heritage Dictionary and Word History

    Independently narrates the Sanskrit king word and later family.

    Etymology and Word HistoryAUDIT SOURCE ↗