Where does “ruim” come from?
ruim (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ruína, from Old Portuguese ruyna, from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.
ruim (Portuguese): bad; unpleasant; evil
Ancestry of “ruim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | ruína | ruin; the process of becoming ruined; the process... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ruyna | — |
| 3 | Latin | ruīna | — |
| 4 | Latin | ruō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rew- | to run, to hurry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -w- | — |