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Where does “ῥίσκος” come from?

ῥίσκος (Ancient Greek) comes from Old Irish rúsc, from Proto-Celtic rūskos, from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- — to dig.

Ancestry of “ῥίσκος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishrúscbark; basket; covering
2Proto-Celticrūskosbark
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewH-to dig
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