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Where does “hét ra lửa” come from?

hét ra lửa (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.

hét ra lửa (Vietnamese): to scream fire; to be very important and hold...

Definitions

  1. to scream fire; to be very important and hold...

Ancestry of “hét ra lửa”, step by step

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