Where does “Ryga” come from?
Ryga (Polish) comes from Italian riga, from Old High German riga, from Proto-Germanic rīgǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyk- — to scratch, cut.
Ancestry of “Ryga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | riga | line; stripe; parting |
| 2 | Old High German | riga | line |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rīgǭ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reyk- | to scratch, cut |