Where does “botroș” come from?
botroș (Romanian) comes from Romanian roș, 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.
botroș (Romanian): bullfinch
Definitions
- bullfinch
Ancestry of “botroș”, step by step
botroș traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian roș
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | roș | gnawed, eaten away at |
| 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 bot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | bot | snout, mouth; mouth; bump |
| 2 | English | bot | The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of... |
| 3 | English | bottom | The lowest part of anything; Character,... |
| 4 | Middle English | botme | The lowest section of something; the bottom,... |
| 5 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |