Where does “Roșia Montană” come from?
Roșia Montană (English) comes from Romanian Roșia Montană, from Romanian roșu, from Latin russus, from Latin Russia, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Ancestry of “Roșia Montană”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Roșia Montană | — |
| 2 | Romanian | roșu | red |
| 3 | Latin | russus | red, reddish-brown |
| 4 | Latin | Russia | — |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 6 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 8 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 9 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |