Where does “chính ra” come from?

chính ra (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese rà, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

chính ra (Vietnamese): actually; in fact; really

Definitions

  1. actually; in fact; really

Ancestry of “chính ra”, step by step

chính ra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseto check
2Latinrēxking, ruler
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Vietnamese chính

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechínhmain; major; chief; just; righteous; exactly;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-