Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₃rḗǵs

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains 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- +‎ *-s.

Noun

*h₃rḗǵs m (oblique stem *h₃réǵ-)

1. king, ruler

Inflection

Athematic, acrostatic
	singular
nominative	*h₃rḗǵs
genitive	*h₃réǵs
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*h₃rḗǵs	*h₃réǵh₁(e)	*h₃réǵes
vocative	*h₃réǵ	*h₃réǵh₁(e)	*h₃réǵes
accusative	*h₃réǵm̥	*h₃réǵh₁(e)	*h₃réǵm̥s
genitive	*h₃réǵs	*?	*h₃réǵoHom
ablative	*h₃réǵs	*?	*h₃réǵmos
dative	*h₃réǵey	*?	*h₃réǵmos
locative	*h₃réǵ, *h₃réǵi	*?	*h₃réǵsu
instrumental	*h₃réǵh₁	*?	*h₃réǵbʰi

Related terms

• *h₃rḗǵnih₂

Descendants

• Celtic: *rīxs (see there for further descendants)
• Celtic: *rīg-yo- (< *rēǵ-yo-)
  • → Germanic: *rīkijaz (“royal, mighty”), *rīkiją (“rulership, realm, kingdom”) (see there for further descendants)
• Indo-Iranian: *Hrā́ćš (see there for further descendants)
• Italic: *rēks (see there for further descendants)
• Celtic: *rīganī (< *h₃rḗǵnih₂).
• Germanic: *rekaz, *rekô

References