Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₃rḗǵs

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

From *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten; to righten”) +‎ *-s (root nominal suffix).

Noun

*h₃rḗǵs m (oblique stem *h₃réǵ-)

1. king, ruler

Inflection

Athematic, acrostatic
	singular
nominative	*h₃rḗǵs
genitive	*h₃réǵs
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*h₃rḗǵs	*h₃réǵh₁(e)	*h₃réǵes
vocative	*h₃réǵ	*h₃réǵh₁(e)	*h₃réǵes
accusative	*h₃réǵm̥	*h₃réǵh₁(e)	*h₃réǵm̥s
genitive	*h₃réǵs	*?	*h₃réǵoHom
ablative	*h₃réǵs	*?	*h₃réǵmos, *h₃réǵbʰos
dative	*h₃réǵey	*?	*h₃réǵmos, *h₃réǵbʰos
locative	*h₃réǵ, *h₃réǵi	*?	*h₃réǵsu
instrumental	*h₃réǵh₁	*?	*h₃réǵmis, *h₃réǵbʰis

Derived terms

• *h₃reǵ-ō
  • Proto-Germanic: *rekô (see there for further descendants)

• *h₃réǵ-os
  • Proto-Germanic: *rekaz (see there for further descendants)

• *h₃réǵ-i-s
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hrẚȷ́iš
    • Proto-Iranian: *Hrẚȷ́iš
      • Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬘𐬌 (raji)

• *h₃rḗǵ-nih₂

• *h₃rḗǵ-o-s
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hrā́ȷ́as
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hrā́ȷ́as
      • Sanskrit: राज (rāja)
        • ⇒ Sanskrit: यमराज (yamarāja) (see there for further descendants)

• *h₃rḗǵ-ō
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hrā́ȷ́ā
    • Sanskrit: राजन् (rā́ȷ́an) (see there for further descendants)

• *h₃rḗǵ-r̥ ~ *h₃rēǵ-én-s
  • *Hrā́ȷ́r̥
    • Proto-Iranian: *Hrā́jr̥
      • Avestan: 𐬭𐬁𐬰𐬀𐬭 (rāzar, “rule, direction”)

• *h₃rḗǵ-yom
  • Proto-Celtic: *rīgyom (see there for further descendants)

• *h₃rḗǵ-yo-s
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hrā́ȷ́yas
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hrā́ȷ́yas
      • Sanskrit: राज्य (rājya) (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

• Proto-Celtic: *rīxs (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hrā́ćš (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Italic: *rēks (see there for further descendants)