Where does “rein-voir” come from?

rein-voir (Manx) comes from Manx rein, from Old Irish rígan, from Old Irish rígain, from Proto-Celtic rīganī, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵnih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rein-voir (Manx): queen mother

Definitions

  1. queen mother

Ancestry of “rein-voir”, step by step

rein-voir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manx rein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxreinqueen, regina
2Old Irishríganqueen
3Old Irishrígainqueen
4Proto-Celticrīganīqueen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵnih₂queen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Manx moir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxmoirmother
2Old Irishmáthirmother
3Proto-Celticmātīrmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵnih₂ →
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