Where does “ریکاردو” come from?
ریکاردو (Persian) comes from Spanish Ricardo, from Frankish Rīcohard, from Frankish Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic Rīkaharduz, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Ancestry of “ریکاردو”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | Ricardo | — |
| 2 | Frankish | Rīcohard | — |
| 3 | Frankish | Rīkahard | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Rīkaharduz | A male given name |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |