Where does “reinu” come from?

reinu (Asturian) comes from Old Portuguese reino, from Latin regnum, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

reinu (Asturian): kingdom

Definitions

  1. kingdom

Ancestry of “reinu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesereinokingdom
2Latinregnumroyal power, power, control, kingdom, reign;...
3Latinrēxking, ruler
4Proto-Italicrēksking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →