Where does “rug” come from?
rug (Romanian) comes from Latin rubus, from Proto-Italic wruðos, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰo- — sweetbriar.
rug (Romanian): pyre; bramble
Ancestry of “rug”, step by step
rug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin rubus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | rubus | bramble, blackberry bush |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | wruðos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥dʰo- | sweetbriar |
via Latin rogus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | rogus | A funeral pyre; The grave |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *rogos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |