Where does “roska” come from?

roska (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian rosa, from Proto-Slavic rosà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rasā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rṓs — (trickling) liquid, moisture.

roska (Lower Sorbian): Diminutive of rosa

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of rosa

Ancestry of “roska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianrosadew
2Proto-Slavicrosàdew
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrasā́ˀdew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rṓs(trickling) liquid, moisture

Words derived from “roska”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rṓs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rasā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic rosà →
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