Where does “ríonmháthair” come from?

ríonmháthair (Irish) comes from Irish ríon, from Old Irish rígain, from Proto-Celtic rīganī, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵnih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

ríonmháthair (Irish): queen mother

Definitions

  1. queen mother

Ancestry of “ríonmháthair”, step by step

ríonmháthair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ríon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishríonqueen; queenly, noble, lady; fair maiden
2Old Irishrígainqueen
3Proto-Celticrīganīqueen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵnih₂queen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Irish máthair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmáthairmother
2Old Irishmáthirmother
3Proto-Celticmātīrmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵnih₂ →
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