Where does “медно-красный” come from?

медно-красный (Russian) comes from Russian кра́сный, from Old East Slavic красьнъ, from Proto-Slavic krasьnъ, from Proto-Slavic krasa, from Proto-Indo-European kreH- — to shout.

медно-красный (Russian): copper-red

Definitions

  1. copper-red

Ancestry of “медно-красный”, step by step

медно-красный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian кра́сный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкра́сныйred; red; beautiful
2Old East Slavicкрасьнъbeautiful
3Proto-Slavickrasьnъbeautiful
4Proto-Slavickrasabeauty
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH-to shout

via Russian ме́дный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianме́дныйcopper; cupric, cuprous, cupreous
2Russianмедьcopper
3Old East Slavicмѣдьcopper
4Proto-Slavicmědьcopper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic krasa →Every word from Proto-Slavic krasьnъ →
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