Where does “ruán” come from?

ruán (Irish) comes from Irish rua, from Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic roudos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ruán (Irish): Diminutive of rua; common rudd; buckwheat

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of rua; common rudd; buckwheat

Ancestry of “ruán”, step by step

ruán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish rua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishruared; reddish-brown, russet, copper brown; wild,...
2Old Irishrúadred, reddish
3Proto-Celticroudosred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Proto-Germanic raudaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraudazred
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic roudos →Every word from Old Irish rúad →