Where does “rudawy” come from?

rudawy (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian ruda, 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.

rudawy (Lower Sorbian): containing bog iron ore; dirty red

Definitions

  1. containing bog iron ore; dirty red

Ancestry of “rudawy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianrudaore; bog iron ore
2Proto-Slavicrudaore, mineral
3Proto-Slavicrudъred, blood red, reddish; ginger; brown
4Proto-Balto-Slavicroudos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰ-o-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rudawy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos →