Where does “riasa” come from?

riasa (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic ręsa, from Proto-Slavic ręditi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

riasa (Slovak): eyelash

Definitions

  1. eyelash

Ancestry of “riasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicręsaedge, fringe; eyelashes; duckweed, turf
2Proto-Slavicręditito arrange
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ręditi →Every word from Proto-Slavic ręsa →
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