Where does “pejerrey” come from?

pejerrey (Spanish) comes from Spanish Rey, from Old Spanish rey, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

pejerrey (Spanish): Any of various fish, known in English as smelts,...

Definitions

  1. Any of various fish, known in English as smelts,...

Ancestry of “pejerrey”, step by step

pejerrey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish Rey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishReyking
2Old Spanishreyking
3Latinrēxking, ruler
4Proto-Italicrēksking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Spanish peje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpejefish
2Latinpiscisa fish
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpisḱ-fish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “pejerrey”

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