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