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Where does “ría” come from?

ría (Spanish) comes from Galician ría, from Galician río, from Old Portuguese rio, from Vulgar Latin rius, from Latin rīvus, from Proto-Italic rīwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃riH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

ría (Spanish): mouth of a river, estuary; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. mouth of a river, estuary; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “ría”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GalicianríaGeographical coastal landform where a river...
2Galicianríoriver
3Old Portugueserioriver
4Vulgar Latinriusriver
5Latinrīvus—
6Proto-Italicrīwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃riH-wó-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion; to flow, stream ; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
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