Where does “росянка” come from?
росянка (Russian) comes from Russian роса́, from Proto-Slavic rosà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rasā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rṓs.
росянка (Russian): sundew
Ancestry of “росянка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | роса́ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rosà | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rasā́ˀ | dew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rṓs | — |