Where does “” come from?

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

(Vietnamese): to check

Definitions

  1. to check

Ancestry of “”, step by step

traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rēx

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

via French drap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdrapsheet, duvet
2Latindrappumaccusative singular of drappus

via Proto-Vietic raːʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticraːʔ

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Italic rēks