Where does “rà soát” come from?

rà soát (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.

rà soát (Vietnamese): to check; to double-check; to review

Definitions

  1. to check; to double-check; to review

Ancestry of “rà soát”, step by step

rà soát 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 soát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesesoátto check; to verify
2Chinese察—
3Japanese警察police; Short for 警察署
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →