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Where does “рудъ” come from?

рудъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic rudъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

Ancestry of “рудъ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “рудъ”

  • рудой
  • рудый
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