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Where does “ruoste” come from?

ruoste (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic roostek, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ruoste (Finnish): rust; rusty; inessive case is sometimes better...

Definitions

  1. rust; rusty; inessive case is sometimes better...

Ancestry of “ruoste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicroostekrust
2Proto-Germanicrustazrust
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “ruoste”

  • ruostepyrstö
  • pihlajansarviruoste
  • ruosterastas
  • ruostepääsky
  • ruostenopsasiipi
  • ruostehelttaseitikki
  • ruostepyrstöjakamari
  • ruostekurkkusirkku
  • ruosteen
  • ruosteenruskea
  • ruosteinen
  • ruostesirppimatkija
  • ruostesorsa
  • sarviruoste
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