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Maharajah

3 stages from Sanskrit to English.

Today it means a title for a major ruling prince in India
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Stage 1 of 3
maha-raja
Sanskrit · ancient
"great king"
literally "great king"
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Stage 2 of 3
maharaja
Hindi · medieval
"a great king or prince"
a title used by major Indian ruling princes
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Stage 3 of 3
maharajah
English · 1800s
"a major Indian prince or ruler"
adopted through British colonial contact with Indian princely states
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