Where does “rudhlas” come from?
rudhlas (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.
rudhlas (Cornish): purple, reddish blue
Definitions
- purple, reddish blue
Ancestry of “rudhlas”, step by step
rudhlas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish rudh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | rudh | red |
| 2 | Middle Cornish | ruth,ruyth | — |
| 3 | Old Cornish | rud | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | rrʉð | red |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | roudos | red |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
via Cornish glas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | glas | blue; green; grey |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | glas | green, blue |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | glastos | green, blue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃stós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |