Where does “ръжавъ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ръжавъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrъďavъrusty
2Proto-Slavicrъďarust
3Proto-Slavicrudъred, blood red, reddish; ginger; brown
4Proto-Balto-Slavicroudos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰ-o-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “ръжавъ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos