Where does “rubaboo” come from?
rubaboo (Michif) comes from French roux, from Old French ros, from Latin russus, from Latin Russia, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Ancestry of “rubaboo”, step by step
rubaboo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French roux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | roux | russet; ginger; redhead |
| 2 | Old French | ros | reed, tooth of a weaver's comb |
| 3 | Latin | russus | red, reddish-brown |
| 4 | Latin | Russia | — |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 6 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 8 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 9 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |
via Yola aboo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yola | aboo | above |
| 2 | Middle English | aboven | above |
| 3 | Old English | ābufan | above |
| 4 | Old English | bufan | above |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *biobanā | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *obanā | from above |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ubanē | from above |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |