Where does “rugiž” come from?

rugiž (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic rugis, from Proto-Germanic rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- — rye.

rugiž (Veps): rye

Definitions

  1. rye

Ancestry of “rugiž”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicrugisrye
2Proto-Germanicrugizrye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrugʰyo-rye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rugiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic rugis →