Where does “riżella” come from?

riżella (Maltese) comes from Italian risella, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

riżella (Maltese): rice of poor quality

Definitions

  1. rice of poor quality

Ancestry of “riżella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrisellabroken rice, mainly used as birdseed for poultry
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 →