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Where does “риба” come from?

риба (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic ryba, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- — fish.

риба (Macedonian): fish; girl, chick; to scrub

Definitions

  1. fish; girl, chick; to scrub

Ancestry of “риба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrybafish
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰu-fish

Words derived from “риба”

  • риболов
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