Where does “regj” come from?

regj (Albanian) comes from Latin rēgem, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

regj (Albanian): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “regj”, step by step

regj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rēgem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēgem—
2Proto-Italicrēksking
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Proto-Albanian raugja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianraugja—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →