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