Where does “rusko-” come from?

rusko- (Finnish) comes from Czech Rus, from Old Czech Rus.

Ancestry of “rusko-”, step by step

rusko- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech Rus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechRusRussian
2Old CzechRus—

via Ingrian ruskia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianruskiabrown
2Proto-Finnicruskedabrown, red

via Votic ruska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticruskared-brown, reddish or grayish brown, dark red-brown, sorrel

Words derived from “rusko-”

Every word from Old Czech Rus →Every word from Czech Rus →