Where does “ярко-красный” come from?
ярко-красный (Russian) comes from Russian кра́сный, from Old East Slavic красьнъ, from Proto-Slavic krasьnъ, from Proto-Slavic krasa, from Proto-Indo-European kreH- — to shout.
ярко-красный (Russian): bright red, ruddy, vermilion
Definitions
- bright red, ruddy, vermilion
Ancestry of “ярко-красный”, step by step
ярко-красный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian кра́сный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кра́сный | red; red; beautiful |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | красьнъ | beautiful |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | krasьnъ | beautiful |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | krasa | beauty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kreH- | to shout |
via Russian я́ркий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | я́ркий | bright |