rīss

Latvian

noun

Definitions

rice crop of the family Gramineae, esp. Oryza sativa
rice the edible grains, seeds of this plant, eaten as food

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (rice) derived from Sanskrit व्रीहि.

Origin

Sanskrit

व्रीहि

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

oriza Latin
oryza Latin
orīza Latin
orȳza, oryza Latin
ὄρυζα Ancient Greek
व्रीहि Sanskrit
rís Old Norse
أَرُزّ Arabic
أَرُّزّ Arabic
όρυζα Greek (modern)
որիզ Old Armenian
אורז Hebrew (modern)
riso roa-oit
ब्रिँउँ Shina