Where does “rudhek” come from?

rudhek (Cornish) comes from Cornish rudh, from Middle Cornish ruth,ruyth, from Old Cornish rud, from Proto-Brythonic rrʉð, from Proto-Celtic roudos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rudhek (Cornish): robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Definitions

  1. robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Ancestry of “rudhek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishrudhred
2Middle Cornishruth,ruyth—
3Old Cornishrud—
4Proto-Brythonicrrʉðred
5Proto-Celticroudosred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic roudos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic rrʉð →
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