Where does “ríshliocht” come from?

ríshliocht (Irish) comes from Irish rí, from Middle Irish ri, 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.

ríshliocht (Irish): dynasty

Definitions

  1. dynasty

Ancestry of “ríshliocht”, step by step

ríshliocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish rí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishríking
2Middle Irishriking
3Old Irishríking
4Proto-Celticrīxsking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Irish sliocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsliochtoffspring, progeny; passage, tract, extract,...
2Old Irishslichtmark; trace, track; trail
3Proto-Celticslixtustrack, section
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →