Where does “gorosi” come from?

gorosi (Shona) comes from Afrikaans gars, from Dutch garst, from Middle Dutch gerste, from Old Dutch gersta, from Proto-West Germanic gerstu, from Proto-Germanic gerstō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰersd- — grain.

gorosi (Shona): barley

Definitions

  1. barley

Ancestry of “gorosi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansgarsbarley
2Dutchgarstrancid or foul taste or smell
3Middle Dutchgerste—
4Old Dutchgersta—
5Proto-West Germanicgerstubarley
6Proto-Germanicgerstōbarley
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰersd-grain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰersd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gerstō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gerstu →