Where does “rdzawiec” come from?

rdzawiec (Polish) comes from Polish rdzawy, 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.

rdzawiec (Polish): Atlantic pollock, European pollock

Definitions

  1. Atlantic pollock, European pollock

Ancestry of “rdzawiec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrdzawyrusty; rufous, russet; ferruginous
2Proto-Slavicrъďavъrusty
3Proto-Slavicrъďarust
4Proto-Slavicrudъred, blood red, reddish; ginger; brown
5Proto-Balto-Slavicroudos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰ-o-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos →