Where does “raỹa” come from?

raỹa (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin regina, from Latin rex, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

raỹa (Old Portuguese): Alternative form of reỹa

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of reỹa

Ancestry of “raỹa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreginaqueen; princess
2Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “raỹa”

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