Where does “ryżanin” come from?

ryżanin (Polish) comes from Polish Ryga, from Italian riga, from Old High German riga, from Proto-Germanic rīgǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyk- — to scratch, cut.

ryżanin (Polish): Rigan

Definitions

  1. Rigan

Ancestry of “ryżanin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishRygagrid paper
2Italianrigaline; stripe; parting
3Old High Germanrigaline
4Proto-Germanicrīgǭrow, line
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyk-to scratch, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīgǭ →Every word from Old High German riga →
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