Where does “rusalcă” come from?
rusalcă (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic роусалка, from Old Church Slavonic роусалиѩ, from Byzantine Greek ρουσάλια, from Latin rosalia, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
rusalcă (Romanian): rusalka; a Slavic female water spirit associated with death by drowning
Definitions
- rusalka; a Slavic female water spirit associated with death by drowning
Ancestry of “rusalcă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | роусалка | — |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | роусалиѩ | — |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | ρουσάλια | — |
| 4 | Latin | rosalia | ceremony of hanging up the garlands of roses |
| 5 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 7 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |