Where does “rzewień” come from?

rzewień (Polish) comes from Russian реве́нь, from Ottoman Turkish راوند, from Persian ریوند, from Middle Persian rēwand, from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš.

rzewień (Polish): rhubarb

Definitions

  1. rhubarb

Ancestry of “rzewień”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianреве́ньrhubarb
2Ottoman Turkishراوندany plant of the genus Rheum, especially rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum)
3Persianریوندrhubarb (roots)
4Middle Persianrēwand
5Middle Persianlypʾsrhubarb
6Proto-Iranian(h)rabā́šrhubarb; fennel
7Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)rabʰā́ćš
8Proto-Indo-Iranian-ā́ćšanimal and plant suffix
9Proto-Indo-European-eḱés
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eḱésEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćšEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš
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