Where does “ryś” come from?

ryś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic ryti, from Proto-Slavic řuti, from Proto-Indo-European rew- — to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

ryś (Lower Sorbian): to dig

Definitions

  1. to dig

Ancestry of “ryś”, step by step

ryś traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic ryti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrytito dig
2Proto-Slavicřutito roar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

via Proto-Slavic rysь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrysьlynx
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic řuti →Every word from Proto-Slavic ryti →