Where does “rua” come from?

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

rua (Irish): red; reddish-brown, russet, copper brown; wild,...

Definitions

  1. red; reddish-brown, russet, copper brown; wild,...

Ancestry of “rua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishrúadred, reddish
2Proto-Celticroudosred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rua

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-