Where does “rusina” come from?
rusina (Finnish) comes from Swedish russin, from Dutch Rus, from Dutch rechercheur, from Dutch recherche, from French recherché, from French rechercher, from Old French recerchier, from Old French re- — before, in front; first; to go through.
rusina (Finnish): raisin; old woman
Definitions
- raisin; old woman
Ancestry of “rusina”, step by step
rusina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish russin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | russin | a raisin |
| 2 | Dutch | Rus | Russian; detective |
| 3 | Dutch | rechercheur | police detective, police investigator |
| 4 | Dutch | recherche | criminal-investigation unit or department of a... |
| 5 | French | recherché | past participle of rechercher; sought-after |
| 6 | French | rechercher | to search for, to look for; to search again, to... |
| 7 | Old French | recerchier | to search; to look for |
| 8 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 9 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 10 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 11 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
via Romanian roși
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | roși | to redden, turn red; to blush |
| 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 |