Where does “różanolicy” come from?

różanolicy (Polish) comes from Polish różany, from Polish róża, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

różanolicy (Polish): rose-cheeked

Definitions

  1. rose-cheeked

Ancestry of “różanolicy”, step by step

różanolicy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish różany

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishróżanyrosy
2Polishróżarose; any shrub from the genus "Rosa" or its...
3Middle High Germanrôserose
4Old High Germanrōsa
5LatinRosarose
6Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
7Old Persianwurdiflower
8Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Polish lico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlicoface
2Old Polishlice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti-