Where does “Russianly” come from?
Russianly (English) comes from English Russian, from Latin Russianus, from Medieval Latin Russia, from Medieval Latin Russi, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Russianly (English): in a Russian manner
Definitions
- in a Russian manner
Ancestry of “Russianly”, step by step
Russianly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Russian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Russian | Of or pertaining to Russia; Of or pertaining to... |
| 2 | Latin | Russianus | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Russia | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Russi | Russians |
| 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 |