Where does “арыш” come from?
арыш (Bashkir) comes from Russian рожь, from Old East Slavic ръжь, from Proto-Slavic rъžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís — rye.
арыш (Bashkir): rye
Ancestry of “арыш”, step by step
арыш traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian рожь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | рожь | rye; stand or field of rye |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | ръжь | rye (grass; grain) |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rъžь | rye |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *rugís | rye |
via English unclear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | unclear | Ambiguous; liable to more than one... |
| 2 | Middle English | unclere | — |