Where does “Rusenii de Sus” come from?

Rusenii de Sus (Romanian) comes from Romanian Rușeni, from Romanian Rusu, from Romanian rus, from Russian русь, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

Ancestry of “Rusenii de Sus”, step by step

Rusenii de Sus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Rușeni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianRușeni
2RomanianRusu
3RomanianrusRussian
4RussianрусьRus
5Old East SlavicРусьRus; Ruthenia
6FinnishruotsiSwedish
7Proto-Finnic*roocciSwede originally anyone from Roslagen
8Old Swedishroþs-related to rowing
9Old Norseróðrrowing
10Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

via Romanian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandefrom; of; by
2Latinof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian sus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansusup
2Latinsursumabove; upwards, up
3Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
4Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
5Proto-Italicwertōto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁-
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