Where does “ribes” come from?
ribes (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin ribes, from Arabic رِيبَاس, from Persian ریواس, from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-European -eḱés.
ribes (Italian): currant
Ancestry of “ribes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | ribes | currant |
| 2 | Arabic | رِيبَاس | Syrian rhubarb; currant; rhubarb |
| 3 | Persian | ریواس | rhubarb |
| 4 | Middle Persian | lypʾs | rhubarb |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | (h)rabā́š | rhubarb; fennel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)rabʰā́ćš | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -ā́ćš | animal and plant suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eḱés | — |