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Proto-Celtic *rīxs (inherited)
←
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (inherited)
←
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (mention)
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Sanskrit राज् (cognate)
←
Sanskrit राजन् (mention)
→
Scottish Gaelic rìgh (inherited)
→
Middle Irish rí (inherited)
→
Middle Irish rígad (link)
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Old Irish ríge (mention)
→
Old Irish ruiri (mention)