Where does “roskam” come from?

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

roskam (Lower Sorbian): dative plural of roska

Definitions

  1. dative plural of roska

Ancestry of “roskam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower SorbianroskaDiminutive of rosa
2Lower Sorbianrosadew
3Proto-Slavicrosàdew
4Proto-Balto-Slavicrasā́ˀdew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rṓs(trickling) liquid, moisture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rṓs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rasā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic rosà →