Where does “riissu” come from?

riissu (Ingrian) comes from Russian рис, from Middle Low German rīs, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

riissu (Ingrian): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “riissu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрисrice, paddy; rice
2Middle Low Germanrīs
3Old Frenchrisreef
4Italianrisolaughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere
5Latinrīsuslaughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed
6Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
7Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš

Words derived from “riissu

Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄρυζαEvery word from Latin rīsus