Where does “ризотто” come from?
ризотто (Russian) comes from Italian risotto, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
ризотто (Russian): risotto
Ancestry of “ризотто”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | risotto | risotto |
| 2 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 3 | Latin | rīsus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |