Re: rex, ra_s.t.ra, nation

It's none of those. PIE *-tro-/*tlo- formed neuter nouns serving as
names of tools or locations. Cf. Skt. man-tra- < *men-
tlom 'instrument of thought', pa:tra- < *po:-tlom 'drinking vessel,
goblet' (Lat. po:culum). *re:g^-tlom means 'a place to rule'.

Piotr

--- In cybalist@..., "S.Kalyanaraman" <kalyan97@...> wrote:
> --- In cybalist@..., "Piotr Gasiorowski" <piotr.gasiorowski@...>
> wrote:> Likewise, <ra:s.t.ra-> (which was practically synonymous
> with ra:jya- > < *re:g^-jo-m) is derived from *re:g^- plus the
> suffix *-tlo-/*-tro-. > The original meaning was 'the domain of a
> tribal king', > i.e. 'country, district, kingdom', etc.
>
> Thanks Piotr.
>
> Re. suffix -tra (Tra)According to Pa_n.ini (2.3-2,3), it
> means,"protecting", as in: go-tra (protecting cows). tra_ (long)
> means: a protector, defender R.gveda 1.100.7; 4.24.3
>
> Another synonym of tra is tri, meaning: 'three' (Samskr.tam).
>
> Would the suffix indicate the expansion of the functions of the
> ra_jan as a ks.atriya?
>
> Is there a similar evolution of the suffix in other languages?