It wasn't the amount, it was the magnitude. :/ I don't think nintendo would call a species the same exact name as another completely unrelated species. There is no reason to and it hasn't happened before.
If they didn't come from Zora, then they aren't Rito! :/ The fact that their name has remained the same proves it. Also, the fact that we see the Rito actually looking like full-on birds proves that they weren't finished with their process of evolution. Sure it doesn't make sense, but it's a...
The Rito were in an evolving stage of life in WW, that wasn't the finished product. And I don't think it makes any sense for the Zora (since they can breathe underwater just fine) to be extinct, so I didn't really get that implication. :/ nowhati'msaying?
It's safe to assume things that have...
Could be true, it is however assuming a lot. This is how many times we know Rito came from Zora: 1
This is how many times we know Rito came from something else: 0
We can't...