Where does “рижский” come from?

рижский (Russian) comes from Russian Ри́га, from Finnish riihi, from Proto-Finnic riihi, from Proto-Finnic riŋeše.

рижский (Russian): Rigan related to Riga, capital of Latvia

Definitions

  1. Rigan related to Riga, capital of Latvia

Ancestry of “рижский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianРи́гаthreshing barn, rickyard
2FinnishriihiA traditional Scandinavian and Russian grain...
3Proto-Finnicriihicabin for drying and threshing grain
4Proto-Finnicriŋeše—
Every word from Proto-Finnic riŋeše →Every word from Proto-Finnic riihi →Every word from Finnish riihi →