Where does “레” come from?

레 (Korean) comes from Italian re, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

레 (Korean): re

Definitions

  1. re

Ancestry of “레”, step by step

레 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian re

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianreking, male monarch; king; king, magnate
2Latinrēxking, ruler
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via English Leh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLehUsed to convey uncertainty (in response to inconsistent information)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →