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Where does “рис” come from?

рис (Russian) comes from Middle Low German rīs, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

рис (Russian): rice, paddy; rice

Definitions

  1. rice, paddy; rice

Ancestry of “рис”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanrīs—
2Old Frenchrisreef
3Italianrisolaughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere
4Latinrīsus—
5Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
6Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →