Where does “rž” come from?

rž (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic rъžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís — rye.

rž (Slovene): rye

Definitions

  1. rye

Ancestry of “rž”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrъžьrye
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*rugísrye
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís →Every word from Proto-Slavic rъžь →
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