Where does “risaia” come from?

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

risaia (Italian): paddy field

Definitions

  1. paddy field

Ancestry of “risaia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrisolaughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere
2Latinrīsuslaughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed
3Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
4Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα →Every word from Latin rīsus →