Where does “ribes” come from?

ribes (Catalan) comes from Catalan riba, from Arabic رِيبَاس, from Persian ریواس, from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-European -eḱés.

ribes (Catalan): plural of riba

Definitions

  1. plural of riba

Ancestry of “ribes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanribacoast
2ArabicرِيبَاسSyrian rhubarb; currant; rhubarb
3Persianریواسrhubarb
4Middle Persianlypʾsrhubarb
5Proto-Iranian(h)rabā́šrhubarb; fennel
6Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)rabʰā́ćš—
7Proto-Indo-Iranian-ā́ćšanimal and plant suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-eḱés—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eḱés →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš →