Where does “ringa” come from?

ringa (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish رینغه, from Italian aringa, from Latin harengus, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring — herring.

ringa (Turkish): herring

Definitions

  1. herring

Ancestry of “ringa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishرینغه—
2Italianaringaherring, sprat
3Latinharengusherring
4Proto-West Germanic*hāringherring
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hāring →Every word from Latin harengus →Every word from Italian aringa →