Where does “ri” come from?

ri (Réunion Creole French) comes from French rue, from Old French rue, from Latin rūga, from Proto-Indo-European krewp-, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

ri (Réunion Creole French): street

Definitions

  1. street

Ancestry of “ri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchruestreet, road; rue; first-person singular present...
2Old Frenchruerue (plant)
3Latinrūgaa crease in the face, wrinkle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewp-scab, crust; to become encrusted
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewp- →Every word from Latin rūga →