Comparative evidence

h₃reǵ

• Lat. rēx regis, m. ‘king’, ‘prince’, ‘chieftain’, ‘patron’ (OLD: 1650-1651)

• Lat. regō -ere ‘direct’, ‘’keep straight’, ‘guide’, ‘manage’, ‘control’, ‘govern’ (OLD: 1601)

References

OLD = Glare, P. G. W. 1968. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.