Where does “Русь” come from?

Русь (Old East Slavic) comes from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

Русь (Old East Slavic): Rus; Ruthenia

Definitions

  1. Rus; Ruthenia

Ancestry of “Русь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishruotsiSwedish
2Proto-Finnic*roocciSwede originally anyone from Roslagen
3Old Swedishroþs-related to rowing
4Old Norseróðrrowing
5Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “Русь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Old Swedish roþs- →Every word from Proto-Finnic *roocci →