Where does “пурпурный” come from?
пурпурный (Russian) comes from Russian пу́рпур, from German purpur, from Old High German purpura, from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα, from Ancient Greek πορφύρω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
пурпурный (Russian): Tyrian purple; crimson, purple; magenta
Definitions
- Tyrian purple; crimson, purple; magenta
Ancestry of “пурпурный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | пу́рпур | Tyrian purple, crimson |
| 2 | German | purpur | — |
| 3 | Old High German | purpura | purple; purple cloth or raiment |
| 4 | Latin | purpura | the purple-fish, a species of shellfish or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πορφύρα | purple-fish; a purple dye obtained from it;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πορφύρω | to surge up; to redden |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |