Where does “Valea Lacului Roșu” come from?
Valea Lacului Roșu (Romanian) comes from Romanian roșu, from Latin russus, from Latin Russia, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Ancestry of “Valea Lacului Roșu”, step by step
Valea Lacului Roșu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian roșu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | roșu | red |
| 2 | Latin | russus | red, reddish-brown |
| 3 | Latin | Russia | — |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 5 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 7 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 8 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |
via Romanian lác
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | lác | lake |
| 2 | Latin | lacus | a lake, pond, basin; reservoir; a tank, tub, vat,... |
| 3 | New Latin | lacrimalis | — |
| 4 | Latin | lācrima | a tear drop of liquid from crying |
| 5 | Old Latin | dacrima | tear |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *d(r)(k)akrunā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dáḱru- | tears; tear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- | eye bitter |