Where does “برنج” come from?

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

برنج (Persian): rice; brass

Definitions

  1. rice; brass

Ancestry of “برنج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianblncrice
2Old Persian*vrinjišrice
3Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—

Words derived from “برنج”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →Every word from Old Persian *vrinjiš →Every word from Middle Persian blnc →