Where does “раж” come from?

раж (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic rъžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís — rye.

раж (Serbo-Croatian): rye

Definitions

  1. rye

Ancestry of “раж”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrъžьrye
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*rugísrye
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís →Every word from Proto-Slavic rъžь →