Where does “ръжен” come from?

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

ръжен (Bulgarian): poker, skewer metal rod for poking

Definitions

  1. poker, skewer metal rod for poking

Ancestry of “ръжен”, step by step

ръжен traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian ръж

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianръжrye
2Proto-Slavicrъžьrye
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*rugísrye

via Proto-Slavic orzьnъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicorzьnъvaried
2Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís →Every word from Proto-Slavic rъžь →Every word from Bulgarian ръж →