Where does “общероссийский” come from?
общероссийский (Russian) comes from Russian росси́йский, from Russian Росси́я, from Greek Ῥωσία, 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.
общероссийский (Russian): all-Russian, nationwide
Ancestry of “общероссийский”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | росси́йский | Russian |
| 2 | Russian | Росси́я | Russia |
| 3 | Greek | Ῥωσία | — |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 5 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | — |
| 7 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 8 | Old Norse | róðr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |