Where does “uirrí” come from?

uirrí (Irish) comes from Old Irish airrí, 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.

uirrí (Irish): tributary king

Definitions

  1. tributary king

Ancestry of “uirrí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishairrítributary king, chieftain; viceroy, governor
2Old Irishríking
3Proto-Celticrīxsking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →