Where does “rasa” come from?

rasa (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese raso, from Old Portuguese raso, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

rasa (Portuguese): feminine singular of raso

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of raso

Ancestry of “rasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserasoshallow; flat
2Old Portugueseraso—
3Latinrāsusscraped, shaved
4Latinrādōto scrape, shave, scratch
5Proto-Italicrazdō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic razdō →