Where does “ruir” come from?

ruir (Portuguese) comes from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

ruir (Portuguese): to collapse; To collapse

Definitions

  1. to collapse; To collapse

Ancestry of “ruir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinruōto hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
3Proto-Indo-European-w-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew- →Every word from Latin ruō →