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Where does “riga” come from?

riga (Vulgar Latin) comes from Gaulish rica, from Proto-Celtic ɸrikā, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

riga (Vulgar Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “riga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishricafurrow
2Proto-Celticɸrikāfurrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “riga”

  • raie
  • rayer
  • roie
  • raie
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