Where does “گرنج” come from?

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

Ancestry of “گرنج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianblncrice
2Old Persian*vrinjišrice
3Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →Every word from Old Persian *vrinjiš →Every word from Middle Persian blnc →