Where does “rza” come from?

rza (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic rъďa, from Proto-Slavic rudъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rza (Lower Sorbian): rust

Definitions

  1. rust

Ancestry of “rza”, step by step

rza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic rъďa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrъďarust
2Proto-Slavicrudъred, blood red, reddish; ginger; brown
3Proto-Balto-Slavicroudos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰ-o-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Arabic رِضَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرِضَا—
2Arabicرِضًاbeing pleased; consent, approval
3Arabicرَضِيَto be satisfied, to be pleased
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos →