Where does “pirinač” come from?

pirinač (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish برنج, from Persian برنج, from Middle Persian blnc, from Old Persian *vrinjiš, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

pirinač (Serbo-Croatian): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “pirinač”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبرنجrice
2Persianبرنجrice; brass
3Middle Persianblncrice
4Old Persian*vrinjišrice
5Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →Every word from Old Persian *vrinjiš →Every word from Middle Persian blnc →