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Where does “orīza” come from?
orīza (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
Ancestry of “orīza”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
ὄρυζα
rice
2
Proto-Iranian
*wrinǰiš
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