Where does “рожь” come from?

рожь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic ръжь, from Proto-Slavic rъžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís — rye.

рожь (Russian): rye; stand or field of rye

Definitions

  1. rye; stand or field of rye

Ancestry of “рожь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicръжьrye (grass; grain)
2Proto-Slavicrъžьrye
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*rugísrye

Words derived from “рожь”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís →Every word from Proto-Slavic rъžь →Every word from Old East Slavic ръжь →