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Where does “ribs” come from?

ribs (Danish) comes from Latin Ribes, 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.

ribs (Danish): redcurrant

Definitions

  1. redcurrant

Ancestry of “ribs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRibes—
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—
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