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Where does “rieska” come from?

rieska (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic reeska, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prēˀskas, from Proto-Indo-European preyskos — fresh, unsalted.

rieska (Finnish): A traditional thin unleavened bread made from...

Definitions

  1. A traditional thin unleavened bread made from...

Ancestry of “rieska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicreeskaunleavened; fresh
2Proto-Balto-Slavicprēˀskasunleavened, unfermented, unsalted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreyskosfresh, unsalted

Words derived from “rieska”

  • ohrarieska
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyskos →