Where does “rudowęglowiec” come from?

rudowęglowiec (Polish) comes from Polish ruda, from Polish Rudy, from Proto-Slavic rudъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rudowęglowiec (Polish): a bulk carrier designed to transport coal and ore

Definitions

  1. a bulk carrier designed to transport coal and ore

Ancestry of “rudowęglowiec”, step by step

rudowęglowiec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish ruda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrudaore; redhead; ginger; redhaired woman or girl;...
2PolishRudyrust-colored
3Proto-Slavicrudъred, blood red, reddish; ginger; brown
4Proto-Balto-Slavicroudos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰ-o-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Polish Węgiel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWęgiel—
2Old Polishwęgielcoal; charcoal
3Proto-Slavic*ǫ̀gľьcoal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos →