Where does “Carpatho-Rusyn” come from?
Carpatho-Rusyn (English) comes from English Rusyn, from Rusyn руси́н, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Carpatho-Rusyn (English): A member of an east-Slavic ethnic group of the Carpathian mountains
Definitions
- A member of an east-Slavic ethnic group of the Carpathian mountains
Ancestry of “Carpatho-Rusyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rusyn | A member of a people living in the eastern... |
| 2 | Rusyn | руси́н | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 4 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 6 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 7 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |