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Where does “руби́н” come from?

руби́н (Russian) comes from Latin rubīnus, from Latin rubeus, from Latin ruber, from Proto-Italic ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

Ancestry of “руби́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrubīnus—
2Latinrubeusred, reddish; of or pertaining to the bramble...
3Latinruberred ; ruddy
4Proto-Italicruðrosred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “руби́н”

  • рубиновый
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