Where does “Milchreis” come from?

Milchreis (German) comes from German Reis, from Middle High German rīs, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

Milchreis (German): rice pudding; pudding rice

Definitions

  1. rice pudding; pudding rice

Ancestry of “Milchreis”, step by step

Milchreis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Reis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReisrice; shoot; plural of Real
2Middle High Germanrīs
3Italianrisolaughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere
4Latinrīsuslaughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed
5Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
6Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš

via German milch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmilchmilk white liquid produced by female mammals for their young to consume
2Middle High Germanmilch
3Old High Germanmiluh
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄρυζαEvery word from Latin rīsus
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