Where does “rjasa” come from?
rjasa (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic ręsa, from Proto-Slavic ręditi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
rjasa (Upper Sorbian): duckweed
Ancestry of “rjasa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | ręsa | edge, fringe; eyelashes; duckweed, turf |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ręditi | to arrange |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |