Where does “Räis” come from?

Räis (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German rīs, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

Räis (Luxembourgish): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “Räis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrīs—
2Italianrisolaughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere
3Latinrīsuslaughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed
4Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
5Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα →Every word from Latin rīsus →