Where does “Rheum” come from?

Rheum (Translingual) comes from Medieval Latin rheum, from Ancient Greek ῥῆον, from Middle Persian rēwand, from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš, from Proto-Indo-European -eḱés.

Rheum (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Rheum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinrheumrhubarb
2Ancient Greekῥῆονrhubarb
3Middle Persianrēwand—
4Middle Persianlypʾsrhubarb
5Proto-Iranian(h)rabā́šrhubarb; fennel
6Proto-Indo-Iranian(s)rabʰā́ćš—
7Proto-Indo-Iranian-ā́ćšanimal and plant suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-eḱés—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eḱés →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ā́ćš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)rabʰā́ćš →