Where does “рыженький” come from?
рыженький (Russian) comes from Russian ры́жий, from Old East Slavic рꙑжии, from Proto-Slavic ryďь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rūˀdjas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ruHdʰ-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rudʰ-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.
рыженький (Russian): red, sorrel; ginger of hair
Definitions
- red, sorrel; ginger of hair
Ancestry of “рыженький”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ры́жий | red, sorrel |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | рꙑжии | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ryďь | ginger (as a colour), red |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rūˀdjas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ruHdʰ-yo-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rudʰ-yo-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |