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Where does “rusy” come from?

rusy (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic rusъ, from Proto-Slavic rudsъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-s-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rusy (Polish): fair

Definitions

  1. fair

Ancestry of “rusy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrusъfair, blonde; yellow, red, light-colored
2Proto-Slavicrudsъ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰ-s-o-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rusy”

  • Rus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →