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Where does “роуно” come from?

роуно (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic runo, from Proto-Indo-European (H)row-(m)no-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

роуно (Old Church Slavonic): wool, fleece

Definitions

  1. wool, fleece

Ancestry of “роуно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrunofleece
2Proto-Indo-European(H)row-(m)no-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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