Germanic *rīkja- was borrowed from Celtic *rīg-yo-.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0773borrowingestablished
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*rīkja-
powerful, rich, kingly
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Celtic · Proto-Celtic horizon · kingly celtic formation*rīg-yo-
kingly or royal formation
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A kingly or powerful formation enters Germanic before the English and French branches.
Both donor and recipient forms are reconstructed.
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CITATION REGISTER
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Indo-European Root reg-reg-, Celtic *rīg-yo- to Germanic *rīkja-
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the Celtic-to-Germanic borrowing.
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