Where does “karaliene” come from?

karaliene (Latvian) comes from Latvian karalis, from Lithuanian karãlius, from Old East Slavic король, from Proto-Slavic korľь, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

karaliene (Latvian): queen

Definitions

  1. queen

Ancestry of “karaliene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankaralisking
2Lithuaniankarãliusking
3Old East Slavicкорольking
4Proto-Slavickorľьking
5Old High Germankarlman
6Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
7Proto-Germanickaraz—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →