Where does “русначе” come from?
русначе (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian русна́к, from Russian русь, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
русначе (Bulgarian): male Russian child
Definitions
- male Russian child
Ancestry of “русначе”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | русна́к | male Russian (person) |
| 2 | Russian | русь | Rus |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 4 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 6 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 7 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |