Where does “riissusuurimikko” come from?
riissusuurimikko (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.
riissusuurimikko (Ingrian): rice gruel
Definitions
- rice gruel
Ancestry of “riissusuurimikko”, step by step
riissusuurimikko 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 Ingrian suurimikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | suurimikko | gruel made with groats |
| 2 | Ingrian | -kko | Used to form collective nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -kkoi | Forms diminutive nouns |