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Where does “rīss” come from?
rīss (Latvian) comes from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
rīss
(Latvian): rice
Definitions
rice
Ancestry of “rīss”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
ὄρυζα
rice
2
Proto-Iranian
*wrinǰiš
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Words derived from “rīss”
rīsõd
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →
Every word from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα →