Reconstruction:Thracian/briza

This Thracian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Thracian

Etymology

Likely related to Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza, “rice”).

Noun

*briza

  1. rye, ryegrass (Lolium perenne)
  2. various species of wheat (e.g. emmer, einkorn, etc.)

Descendants

  • → Ancient Greek: βρίζᾰ (bríză)

References

  • Duridanov, Ivan (1969) Georgiev, V. I., editor, Thrakisch-dakische Studien, I: Die thrakisch- und dakisch-baltischen Sprachbeziehungen (Linguistique Balkanique; XIII, 2)‎[1] (in German), number 2, Sofia: Verlag der Bulgarischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, page 85
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