Where does “порумењети” come from?

порумењети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian румењети, from Serbo-Croatian ру̀мен, from Proto-Slavic ruměnъ, from Proto-Slavic rudměnъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

порумењети (Serbo-Croatian): to become/turn rosy, pink, ruddy, rubicund, red

Definitions

  1. to become/turn rosy, pink, ruddy, rubicund, red

Ancestry of “порумењети”, step by step

порумењети traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian румењети

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianрумењетиto be or become/turn rosy, pink, ruddy, rubicund,...
2Serbo-Croatianру̀менrosy, ruddy, pink
3Proto-Slavicruměnъruddy, rosy, pink
4Proto-Slavicrudměnъ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rudměnъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic ruměnъ →
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