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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

  1. purple, reddish blue

Ancestry of “rudhlas”, 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- →