Where does “рой” come from?
рой (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic рои, from Proto-Slavic rojь, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
рой (Russian): swarm; second-person singular imperative...
Definitions
- swarm; second-person singular imperative...
Ancestry of “рой”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | рои | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rojь | swarm |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reyH- | to move, set in motion; to flow, stream ; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |