> Are I.E. *wrughyo- 'rye', Pahlavi brinj, Greek oryzon,
> and Sanskrit vri:hi- 'rice' connected in any way?
>
> David
As far I know it is only Proto-Germanic /*rughyo-/, and we cannot
project this protoform in proto-IE. There is no trace of initial /w-/
in any ancient Germanic language. The item is most probably non-IE
substrate.