Where does “Ribes” come from?

Ribes (Latin) comes 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 (Latin): currant

Definitions

  1. currant

Ancestry of “Ribes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicرِيبَاسSyrian rhubarb; currant; rhubarb
2Persianریواسrhubarb
3Middle Persianlypʾsrhubarb
4Proto-Iranian(h)rabā́šrhubarb; fennel
5Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)rabʰā́ćš—
6Proto-Indo-Iranian-ā́ćšanimal and plant suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-eḱés—

Words derived from “Ribes”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eḱés →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš →