Where does “រៀល” come from?

រៀល (Khmer) comes from Portuguese Real, from Latin rēgālis, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

រៀល (Khmer): riel

Definitions

  1. riel

Ancestry of “រៀល”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseRealtrue, real
2Latinrēgālisregal, royal
3Latinrēxking, ruler
4Proto-Italicrēksking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “រៀល”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →