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Where does “rizsa” come from?

rizsa (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian rizs, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

Ancestry of “rizsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrizsrice
2Italianrisolaughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere
3Latinrīsus—
4Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
5Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—

Words derived from “rizsa”

  • riža
  • рижа
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →