Where does “노서아” come from?
노서아 (Korean) comes from Chinese 露西亞, from Japanese ロシア, from Russian Росси́я, from Greek Ῥωσία, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
노서아 (Korean): Russia
Definitions
- Russia
Ancestry of “노서아”, step by step
노서아 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 露西亞
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 露西亞 | — |
| 2 | Japanese | ロシア | Russia |
| 3 | Russian | Росси́я | Russia |
| 4 | Greek | Ῥωσία | — |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 6 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 8 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 9 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |
via Japanese 露西亜
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 露西亜 | — |