Where does “rez” come from?
rez (Czech) comes from Lower Sorbian rež, from Proto-Slavic rъžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís.
rez (Czech): rust
Ancestry of “rez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lower Sorbian | rež | rye |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rъžь | rye |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *rugís | — |