Where does “pirinc” come from?

pirinc (Gagauz) comes from Ottoman Turkish برنج, from Persian برنج, from Middle Persian blnc, from Old Persian *vrinjiš, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

pirinc (Gagauz): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “pirinc”, step by step

pirinc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish برنج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبرنجrice
2Persianبرنجrice; brass
3Middle Persianblncrice
4Old Persian*vrinjišrice
5Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—

via Ottoman Turkish پرنج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپرنج—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →Every word from Old Persian *vrinjiš →Every word from Middle Persian blnc →