Where does “露里” come from?
露里 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 露, from Russian Росси́я, from Greek Ῥωσία, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
露里 (Japanese): verst
Definitions
- verst
Ancestry of “露里”, step by step
露里 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 露
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 露 | a dew, dewdrop; a drop or drops of something;... |
| 2 | Russian | Росси́я | Russia |
| 3 | Greek | Ῥωσία | — |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 5 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 7 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 8 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |