Where does “kuningriik” come from?

kuningriik (Estonian) comes from Estonian riik, from Low German riek, from Old Saxon rīki, from Proto-West Germanic rīkī, from Proto-Germanic rīkijaz, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

kuningriik (Estonian): kingdom

Definitions

  1. kingdom

Ancestry of “kuningriik”, step by step

kuningriik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian riik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianriikstate, country, polity; government
2Low Germanriekrich
3Old Saxonrīkikingdom, empire
4Proto-West Germanicrīkīmighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm
5Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
6Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
7Proto-Celticrīxsking
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Estonian kuningas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankuningasking
2Proto-Finnickuningasking
3Proto-Germanickuningazking
4Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →