Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₃rḗǵnih₂

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

Feminine of *h₃rḗǵs (“king”).

Noun

*h₃rḗǵnih₂ f

1. queen

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
	singular
nominative	*h₃rḗǵnih₂
genitive	*h₃rḗǵn̥yeh₂s
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*h₃rḗǵnih₂	*h₃rḗǵnih₂h₁(e)	*h₃rḗǵnih₂es
vocative	*h₃rḗǵnih₂	*h₃rḗǵnih₂h₁(e)	*h₃rḗǵnih₂es
accusative	*h₃rḗǵnih₂m̥	*h₃rḗǵnih₂h₁(e)	*h₃rḗǵnih₂m̥s
genitive	*h₃rḗǵn̥yeh₂s	*?	*h₃rḗǵn̥yeh₂oHom
ablative	*h₃rḗǵn̥yeh₂s	*?	*h₃rḗǵn̥yeh₂mos
dative	*h₃rḗǵn̥yeh₂ey	*?	*h₃rḗǵn̥yeh₂mos
locative	*h₃rḗǵn̥yeh₂, *h₃rḗǵn̥yeh₂i	*?	*h₃rḗǵn̥yeh₂su
instrumental	*h₃rḗǵn̥yeh₂h₁	*?	*h₃rḗǵn̥yeh₂mis

Descendants

• Proto-Celtic: *rīganī (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hrā́ȷ́niH
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hrā́ȷ́niH
    • Sanskrit: राज्ञी (rā́jñī)
• Proto-Italic: *rēginā
  • Latin: rēgīna (converted to a-stem)