Where does “nhớ ra” come from?

nhớ 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.

nhớ ra (Vietnamese): to remember (suddenly); to recall (all of a sudden)

Definitions

  1. to remember (suddenly); to recall (all of a sudden)

Ancestry of “nhớ ra”, step by step

nhớ ra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rà

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

via Vietnamese nhỏ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenhỏsmall; little; child; girl
2Proto-Vietick-ɲǝːʔto remember
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →
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