Where does “Ria” come from?
Ria (German) comes from Spanish ría, from Galician ría, from Galician río, from Old Portuguese rio, from Vulgar Latin rius, from Latin rīvus, from Proto-Italic rīwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃riH-wó-s — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
Ancestry of “Ria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ría | mouth of a river, estuary; third-person singular... |
| 2 | Galician | ría | Geographical coastal landform where a river... |
| 3 | Galician | río | river |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | rio | river |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | rius | river |
| 6 | Latin | rīvus | a small stream; brook, stream, rivulet |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rīwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃riH-wó-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reyH- | to move, set in motion |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |