Where does “Ìrágbìjí” come from?
Ìrágbìjí (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ira, 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.
Ancestry of “Ìrágbìjí”, step by step
Ìrágbìjí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba ira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ira | native, indigene |
| 2 | Vietnamese | rà | to check |
| 3 | Latin | rēx | king, ruler |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Yoruba gbà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | gbà | to rescue, to save, to deliver |