Where does “ryżowar” come from?
ryżowar (Polish) comes from Polish ryż, 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 — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
ryżowar (Polish): rice cooker
Definitions
- rice cooker
Ancestry of “ryżowar”, step by step
ryżowar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish ryż
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ryż | rice |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ryz | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 4 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 6 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 7 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |