Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/h₃rḗǵs

This entry contains Proto-Indo-European reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

From *h₃reǵ-.

Noun

*h₃rḗǵs m

1. king, ruler

Descendants

• Proto-Celtic: *rīxs
  • Gaulish: rix (“king”)
  • Old Irish: rí (“king”)
    • Irish: rí
    • Manx: ree
    • Scottish Gaelic: rìgh
• Proto-Celtic: *rīg-yo- from Proto-Indo-European *rēǵ-yo-
  • Proto-Germanic: *rīks
  • Proto-Germanic: *rīkijaz (“royal, mighty”), *rīkiją (“rulership, realm, kingdom”)
• Indo-Iranian:
  • Iranian:
    • Kurdish: riz-gar (free, independent)
  • Indo-Aryan:
    • Sanskrit: राजन् (rājan) (“king”) from *rēǵ-en-
    • Bengali: রাজা (raja)
    • Hindi: राजा (raja)
    • Sinhalese: රජ (raja)
    • Telugu: రాజు (rāju) (king)
• Italic:
  • Latin: rēx (“king”) (see there for further descendants)

References