Where does “rifs” come from?

rifs (Old French) comes from Danish ribs, from 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.

Ancestry of “rifs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishribsredcurrant
2LatinRibescurrant
3ArabicرِيبَاسSyrian rhubarb; currant; rhubarb
4Persianریواسrhubarb
5Middle Persianlypʾsrhubarb
6Proto-Iranian(h)rabā́šrhubarb; fennel
7Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)rabʰā́ćš—
8Proto-Indo-Iranian-ā́ćšanimal and plant suffix
9Proto-Indo-European-eḱés—

Words derived from “rifs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eḱés →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš →