Where does “riga” come from?

riga (Maltese) comes from Italian riga, from Old High German riga, from Proto-Germanic rīgǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyk- — to scratch, cut.

riga (Maltese): ruler

Definitions

  1. ruler

Ancestry of “riga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrigaline; stripe; parting
2Old High Germanrigaline
3Proto-Germanicrīgǭrow, line
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyk-to scratch, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīgǭ →Every word from Old High German riga →