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Where does “пыдж” come from?

пыдж (Adyghe) comes from Adyghe пындж, from Persian برنج, from Middle Persian blnc, from Old Persian *vrinjiš, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

пыдж (Adyghe): Shapsug form of пындж

Definitions

  1. Shapsug form of пындж

Ancestry of “пыдж”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheпынджrice
2Persianبرنجrice; brass
3Middle Persianblnc—
4Old Persian*vrinjiš—
5Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →