Where does “raž” come from?

raž (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic rъžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís — rye.

raž (Slovak): rye

Definitions

  1. rye

Ancestry of “raž”, step by step

raž traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic rъžь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrъžьrye
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*rugísrye

via Proto-Slavic *rȃzъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*rȃzъtact, dash, stroke
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís →Every word from Proto-Slavic rъžь →