Where does “hireg” come from?

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

hireg (Volapük): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “hireg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükregroyal monarch, king / queen
2Latinrēxking, ruler
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →