Where does “Raijin” come from?
Raijin (English) comes from Marshallese raij, from English Rice, from French ris, from Middle French ris, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα.
Ancestry of “Raijin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Marshallese | raij | — |
| 2 | English | Rice | — |
| 3 | French | ris | reef; laughing, laugh; pleasures |
| 4 | Middle French | ris | — |
| 5 | Old French | ris | reef |
| 6 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 7 | Latin | rīsus | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |