Where does “toruden” come from?
toruden (Latvian) comes from Latvian rudeni, from Romanian rudă, from Old Church Slavonic роуда, from Proto-Slavic ruda, from Proto-Slavic rudъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
toruden (Latvian): that autumn, that fall
Ancestry of “toruden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | rudeni | vocative singular form of rudens; accusative... |
| 2 | Romanian | rudă | relation, relative; family, sort, kin, nation,... |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | роуда | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | ruda | ore, mineral |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | rudъ | red, blood red, reddish; ginger; brown |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | roudos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rowdʰ-o- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |