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Where does “ruis” come from?

ruis (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic rugis, from Proto-Germanic rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- — rye.

ruis (Finnish): rye

Definitions

  1. rye

Ancestry of “ruis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicrugisrye
2Proto-Germanicrugizrye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrugʰyo-rye

Words derived from “ruis”

  • ruiskukka
  • ruisvehnä
  • ruisjauho
  • kyyhkyrääkkä
  • ruisrääkkä
  • rääkkä
  • ruiskaunokki
  • ruisleipä
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