Where does “rips” come from?

rips (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Medieval Latin ribes, from Arabic رِيبَاس, from Persian ریواس, from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-European -eḱés.

rips (Norwegian Bokmål): redcurrant, also whitecurrant, a small bush of...

Definitions

  1. redcurrant, also whitecurrant, a small bush of...

Ancestry of “rips”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinribescurrant
2ArabicرِيبَاسSyrian rhubarb; currant; rhubarb
3Persianریواسrhubarb
4Middle Persianlypʾsrhubarb
5Proto-Iranian(h)rabā́šrhubarb; fennel
6Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)rabʰā́ćš—
7Proto-Indo-Iranian-ā́ćšanimal and plant suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-eḱés—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eḱés →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš →