Where does “rusca” come from?

rusca (Catalan) comes from Late Latin rusca, from Gaulish rusca, from Proto-Celtic rūskos, from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- — to dig.

Ancestry of “rusca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinruscabark; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
2Gaulishrusca—
3Proto-Celticrūskosbark
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewH-to dig

Words derived from “rusca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic rūskos →Every word from Gaulish rusca →
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