Where does “rēn” come from?

rēn (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

rēn (Latin): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “rēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italichrēn—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body

Words derived from “rēn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- →Every word from Proto-Italic hrēn →