Where does “reina” come from?

reina (Italian) comes from Latin rheum, from Ancient Greek ῥῆον, from Middle Persian rēwand, from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-European -eḱés.

reina (Italian): knotweed, smartweed Polygonaceae plants including rhubarb

Definitions

  1. knotweed, smartweed Polygonaceae plants including rhubarb

Ancestry of “reina”, step by step

reina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rheum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrheumrhubarb
2Ancient Greekῥῆονrhubarb
3Middle Persianrēwand—
4Middle Persianlypʾsrhubarb
5Proto-Iranian(h)rabā́šrhubarb; fennel
6Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)rabʰā́ćš—
7Proto-Indo-Iranian-ā́ćšanimal and plant suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-eḱés—

via Latin rēgīna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēgīnaqueen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eḱés →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš →