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Where does “ryza” come from?

ryza (Polish) comes from Lower Sorbian ryzy, from Proto-Slavic ryďь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rūˀdjas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ruHdʰ-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰ-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ryza (Polish): ream, 500 pages of paper

Definitions

  1. ream, 500 pages of paper

Ancestry of “ryza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianryzyrusty , foxy red
2Proto-Slavicryďьginger , red
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrūˀdjas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ruHdʰ-yo-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰ-yo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
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