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Where does “rabarbusaft” come from?

rabarbusaft (Faroese) comes from Faroese rabarba, from Medieval Latin rhabarbarum, from Koine Greek ῥῆον βάρβαρον, from Ancient Greek ῥῆον, from Middle Persian rēwand, from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš.

rabarbusaft (Faroese): rhubarb juice

Definitions

  1. rhubarb juice

Ancestry of “rabarbusaft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeserabarbarhubarb
2Medieval Latinrhabarbarumrhubarb
3Koine Greekῥῆον βάρβαρον—
4Ancient Greekῥῆονrhubarb
5Middle Persianrēwand—
6Middle Persianlypʾsrhubarb
7Proto-Iranian(h)rabā́šrhubarb; fennel
8Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)rabʰā́ćš—
9Proto-Indo-Iranian-ā́ćšanimal and plant suffix
10Proto-Indo-European-eḱés—
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