Where does “rais” come from?

rais (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese raiz, from Old Portuguese raiz, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rais (Guinea-Bissau Creole): root

Definitions

  1. root

Ancestry of “rais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseraizroot; the place where one grew up
2Old PortugueseraizAlternative form of rayz
3Latinrādīxroot of a plant
4Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Italic wrādīks →Every word from Latin rādīx →