Where does “برنج” come from?

برنج (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian برنج, from Middle Persian blnc, from Old Persian *vrinjiš, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

برنج (Ottoman Turkish): rice

Definitions

rice

Ancestry of “برنج”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Persian	برنج	rice; brass
2	Middle Persian	blnc	—
3	Old Persian	*vrinjiš	—
4	Proto-Iranian	*wrinǰiš	—

Words derived from “برنج”

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