Where does “rusko” come from?

rusko (Esperanto) comes from Latin rūscum, from Proto-Celtic rūskos, from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- — to dig.

rusko (Esperanto): butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)

Definitions

  1. butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)

Ancestry of “rusko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrūscumbutcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)
2Proto-Celticrūskosbark
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewH-to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic rūskos →Every word from Latin rūscum →