Where does “rēginā” come from?
rēginā (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵnih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
rēginā (Proto-Italic): queen
Ancestry of “rēginā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵnih₂ | queen |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
Words derived from “rēginā”