Where does “ryż” come from?
ryż (Polish) comes from Old Swedish ryz, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
ryż (Polish): rice
Definitions
- rice
Ancestry of “ryż”, step by step
ryż traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Swedish ryz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | ryz | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 3 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 5 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 6 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |
via Lower Sorbian ryzy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Sorbian | ryzy | rusty of the rust color, foxy red |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ryďь | ginger (as a colour), red |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rūˀdjas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ruHdʰ-yo-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rudʰ-yo-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |