Where does “rúa” come from?

rúa (Galician) comes from Latin rūga, from Proto-Indo-European krewp-, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

rúa (Galician): street; path in a garden

Definitions

  1. street; path in a garden

Ancestry of “rúa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrūgaa crease in the face, wrinkle
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrewp-scab, crust; to become encrusted
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

Words derived from “rúa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewp- →Every word from Latin rūga →