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Where does “ръж” come from?

ръж (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic rъžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís.

ръж (Bulgarian): rye

Definitions

  1. rye

Ancestry of “ръж”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrъžьrye
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*rugís—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís →