Where does “іржавы” come from?

іржавы (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic ръжавъ, from Proto-Slavic rъďavъ, from Proto-Slavic rъďa, from Proto-Slavic rudъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

іржавы (Belarusian): rusty

Definitions

  1. rusty

Ancestry of “іржавы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicръжавъ—
2Proto-Slavicrъďavъrusty
3Proto-Slavicrъďarust
4Proto-Slavicrudъred, blood red, reddish; ginger; brown
5Proto-Balto-Slavicroudos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰ-o-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos →
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