Where does “розов” come from?
розов (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian ро́за, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
розов (Bulgarian): rose; pink; rosy
Ancestry of “розов”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bulgarian | ро́за | — |
| 2 | French | rosé | pinkish; rosé |
| 3 | German | rosé | pale pink |
| 4 | Middle High German | rôse | — |
| 5 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 6 | Latin | Rosa | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’... |
| 8 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |