Where does “rey” come from?

rey (Chavacano) comes from Spanish Rey, from Old Spanish rey, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rey (Chavacano): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “rey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishReyking
2Old Spanishreyking
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 →