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 — (trickling) liquid, moisture.

росянка (Russian): sundew

Definitions

  1. sundew

Ancestry of “росянка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianроса́dew
2Proto-Slavicrosàdew
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrasā́ˀdew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rṓs(trickling) liquid, moisture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rṓs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rasā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic rosà →