Where does “wizurai” come from?

wizurai (Malay) comes from Portuguese vice-rei, from Middle French vice-roy, from Middle French roy, from Old French roi, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

wizurai (Malay): viceroy

Definitions

  1. viceroy

Ancestry of “wizurai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevice-reiviceroy
2Middle Frenchvice-royviceroy
3Middle Frenchroyking
4Old Frenchroiking
5Latinrēxking, ruler
6Proto-Italicrēksking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “wizurai”

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