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Where does “բրինձ” come from?

բրինձ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian բրինձ, from Old Armenian բրինձ, from Middle Persian blnc, from Old Persian *vrinjiš, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

բրինձ (Armenian): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “բրինձ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianբրինձrice
2Old Armenianբրինձrice
3Middle Persianblnc—
4Old Persian*vrinjiš—
5Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—

Words derived from “բրինձ”

  • բրնձապուր
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →