Where does “ra khơi” come from?

ra khơi (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.

ra khơi (Vietnamese): to set sail

Definitions

  1. to set sail

Ancestry of “ra khơi”, step by step

ra khơi 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 khơi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekhơipart of the sea away from the shores; the main...
2Middle Chinese開—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →