"==etymology== 
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 Even supposing that Sanskrit ṛgveda is a genuine cognate of Slovene rek veda, Sanskrit is irrelevant here unless there is a Hindu goddess parallel to Reitia.  (Contrary to popular myth, the western Indo-European languages are not descended from Sanskrit.) 

 What is the proto-Slavic cognate of *wreitan?  Are rekat, rechi, reč all Slovene forms? —  "