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Where does “riso” come from?

riso (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

Ancestry of “riso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrīsus—
2Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
3Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—

Words derived from “riso”

  • risonho
  • riso
  • risada
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →