Where does “Ruairí” come from?

Ruairí (Irish) comes from Old Irish Ruaidrí, from Old Irish rí, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ruairí (Irish): red-haired king

Definitions

  1. red-haired king

Ancestry of “Ruairí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishRuaidrí—
2Old Irishríking
3Proto-Celticrīxsking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “Ruairí”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →