Where does “rais” come from?

rais (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu raìs, from Portuguese raiz, from Old Portuguese raiz, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rais (Papiamentu): root

Definitions

  1. root

Ancestry of “rais”, step by step

rais traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu raìs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianuraìsroot; base
2Portugueseraizroot; the place where one grew up
3Old PortugueseraizAlternative form of rayz
4Latinrādīxroot of a plant
5Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Spanish raíz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishraízroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Italic wrādīks →Every word from Latin rādīx →