Where does “руина” come from?

руина (Russian) comes from Latin ruīna, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

руина (Russian): ruin (construction withered by time or calamity)

Definitions

  1. ruin (construction withered by time or calamity)

Ancestry of “руина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinruīnaa falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction
2Latinruōto hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
4Proto-Indo-European-w-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew- →Every word from Latin ruō →