Where does “rosa” come from?
rosa (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic rosà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rasā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rṓs.
Ancestry of “rosa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | rosà | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rasā́ˀ | dew |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rṓs | — |