Where does “rima” come from?

rima (Galician) comes from Proto-Celtic rīmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rima (Galician): an ordered pile; in particular a stack of...

Definitions

  1. an ordered pile; in particular a stack of...

Ancestry of “rima”, step by step

rima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic rīmā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticrīmānumber
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Proto-Germanic rīmą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrīmącalculation, number
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey- →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīmā →