Where does “ペヘレイ” come from?

ペヘレイ (Japanese) comes from Spanish pejerrey, from Spanish Rey, from Old Spanish rey, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

ペヘレイ (Japanese): pejerrey, Odontesthes bonariensis, native to South America and introduced to Japan

Definitions

  1. pejerrey, Odontesthes bonariensis, native to South America and introduced to Japan

Ancestry of “ペヘレイ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishpejerreyAny of various fish, known in English as smelts,...
2SpanishReyking
3Old Spanishreyking
4Latinrēxking, ruler
5Proto-Italicrēksking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Italic rēks
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