Where does “rigă” come from?
rigă (Romanian) comes from Greek ρήγας, from Ancient Greek ῥήξ, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
rigă (Romanian): king
Ancestry of “rigă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | ρήγας | king in a pack of playing cards |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ῥήξ | king |
| 3 | Latin | rēx | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |