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
Ancestry of “rais”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | raiz | root; the place where one grew up |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | raiz | Alternative form of rayz |
| 3 | Latin | rādīx | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wrādīks | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |