Where does “riikintaalari” come from?
riikintaalari (Finnish) comes from Finnish riikin-, from Greenlandic Riikki, from Estonian riik, from Low German riek, from Old Saxon rīki, from Proto-West Germanic rīkī, from Proto-Germanic rīkijaz, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Ancestry of “riikintaalari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | riikin- | Swedish |
| 2 | Greenlandic | Riikki | — |
| 3 | Estonian | riik | state, country, polity; government |
| 4 | Low German | riek | rich |
| 5 | Old Saxon | rīki | kingdom, empire |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rīkī | mighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |