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Where does “orez” come from?

orez (Romanian) comes from Czech ořezat, from Czech řezat, from Old Czech řězati, from Proto-Slavic rězati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ-.

orez (Romanian): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “orez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechořezat—
2Czechřezatto cut; to saw
3Old Czechřězati—
4Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-—

Words derived from “orez”

  • orezărie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →