Where does “зарудети” come from?
зарудети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian рудети, from Serbo-Croatian ру̑д, from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
зарудети (Serbo-Croatian): to turn or become red
Ancestry of “зарудети”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | рудети | to become ruddy, rubicund, red, crimson |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | ру̑д | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rǫdъ | thorny, prickly; curly, locky |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | radás | birth, genus |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |