Where does “rosy” come from?

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

rosy (Lower Sorbian): dative singular of rosa; locative singular of...

Definitions

  1. dative singular of rosa; locative singular of...

Ancestry of “rosy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianrosadew
2Proto-Slavicrosàdew
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrasā́ˀdew
4Proto-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 →