Where does “legrozsdásabb” come from?
legrozsdásabb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian rozsdásabb, from Hungarian rozsdás, from Hungarian rozsda, from Bulgarian ръжда, from Proto-Slavic rъďa, from Proto-Slavic rudъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o- — red.
Ancestry of “legrozsdásabb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | rozsdásabb | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | rozsdás | rusty, rusted; rusty; old, old-fashioned |
| 3 | Hungarian | rozsda | rust |
| 4 | Bulgarian | ръжда | rust |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | rъďa | rust |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | rudъ | red, blood red, reddish; ginger; brown |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | roudos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rowdʰ-o- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |