Where does “rini” come from?
rini (Sicilian) comes from Albanian ri, from Proto-Albanian rija, from Latin rixa, from Proto-Indo-European rik-s-eh₂.
rini (Sicilian): kidney; plural of rina
Ancestry of “rini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | ri | young; new |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | rija | — |
| 3 | Latin | rixa | quarrel, brawl, dispute, contest, strife,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rik-s-eh₂ | — |