Where does “ржаной” come from?
ржаной (Russian) comes from Russian рожь, from Old East Slavic ръжь, from Proto-Slavic rъžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís.
ржаной (Russian): rye
Ancestry of “ржаной”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | рожь | rye; stand or field of rye |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | ръжь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rъžь | rye |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *rugís | — |