Where does “rija” come from?

rija (Proto-Albanian) comes from Latin rixa, from Proto-Indo-European rik-s-eh₂.

Ancestry of “rija”, step by step

rija traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rixa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrixaquarrel, brawl, dispute, contest, strife,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-s-eh₂

via Arabic رِيشَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرِيشَةbatten

via Livonian rī’j

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianrī’j

Words derived from “rija

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rik-s-eh₂Every word from Latin rixa