Where does “rose” come from?
rose (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian rosa, from Proto-Slavic rosà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rasā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rṓs.
rose (Lower Sorbian): inflection of rosa:
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Definitions
- inflection of rosa:
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Ancestry of “rose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lower Sorbian | rosa | dew |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rosà | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rasā́ˀ | dew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rṓs | — |