Where does “àrd-rìgh” come from?

àrd-rìgh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic Rìgh, from Old Irish rí, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

àrd-rìgh (Scottish Gaelic): emperor, high king, monarch

Definitions

  1. emperor, high king, monarch

Ancestry of “àrd-rìgh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicRìghking
2Old Irishríking
3Proto-Celticrīxsking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →