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Where does “ruina” come from?

ruina (Latin) comes from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

Ancestry of “ruina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinruō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
3Proto-Indo-European-w-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -w- →