Where does “bariis” come from?

bariis (Somali) comes from Persian برنج, from Middle Persian blnc, from Old Persian *vrinjiš, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

bariis (Somali): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “bariis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبرنجrice; brass
2Middle Persianblncrice
3Old Persian*vrinjišrice
4Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →Every word from Old Persian *vrinjiš →Every word from Middle Persian blnc →