Where does “runa” come from?

runa (Catalan) comes from Catalan ruïna, from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

runa (Catalan): rune

Definitions

  1. rune

Ancestry of “runa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanruïnaruin; ruin, downfall
2Latinruīnaa falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction
3Latinruōto hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
5Proto-Indo-European-w-—

Words derived from “runa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew- →Every word from Latin ruō →
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