Where does “Kireno” come from?

Kireno (Swahili) comes from Portuguese reino, from Old Portuguese reino, from Latin regnum, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Kireno (Swahili): Portuguese (the language)

Definitions

  1. Portuguese (the language)

Ancestry of “Kireno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesereinokingdom
2Old Portuguesereinokingdom
3Latinregnumroyal power, power, control, kingdom, reign;...
4Latinrēxking, ruler
5Proto-Italicrēksking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-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-Italic rēks →