Where does “австрийка” come from?

австрийка (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian австри́ец, from Bulgarian А́встрия, from Latin Austria, from Old High German Ostarrîchi, from Old High German rīhhi, from Proto-West Germanic rīkī, from Proto-Germanic rīkijaz, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

австрийка (Bulgarian): female Austrian

Definitions

  1. female Austrian

Ancestry of “австрийка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianавстри́ецmale Austrian
2BulgarianА́встрия
3LatinAustria
4Old High GermanOstarrîchi
5Old High Germanrīhhirich, mighty; power, might, empire; realm
6Proto-West Germanicrīkīmighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm
7Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
8Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
9Proto-Celticrīxsking
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-
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