Where does “rias” come from?
rias (Finnish) comes from German Ria, from Spanish ría, from Galician ría, from Galician río, from Old Portuguese rio, from Vulgar Latin rius, from Latin rīvus, from Proto-Italic rīwos — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
rias (Finnish): ria
Definitions
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Ancestry of “rias”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ria | — |
| 2 | Spanish | ría | mouth of a river, estuary; third-person singular... |
| 3 | Galician | ría | Geographical coastal landform where a river... |
| 4 | Galician | río | river |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | rio | river |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | rius | river |
| 7 | Latin | rīvus | a small stream; brook, stream, rivulet |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rīwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃riH-wó-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reyH- | to move, set in motion |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |