Where does “riissusuurima” come from?
riissusuurima (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian riissu, 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.
riissusuurima (Ingrian): rice groat
Definitions
- rice groat
Ancestry of “riissusuurima”, step by step
riissusuurima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian riissu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | riissu | rice |
| 2 | Russian | рис | rice, paddy; rice |
| 3 | Middle Low German | rīs | — |
| 4 | Old French | ris | reef |
| 5 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 6 | Latin | rīsus | laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |
via Proto-Finnic suurima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | suurima | groat |