Where does “рударити” come from?

рударити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ру́да, from Proto-Slavic ruda, from Proto-Slavic rudъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

рударити (Serbo-Croatian): to work in a mine; to work as a miner

Definitions

  1. to work in a mine; to work as a miner

Ancestry of “рударити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianру́да—
2Proto-Slavicrudaore, mineral
3Proto-Slavicrudъred, blood red, reddish; ginger; brown
4Proto-Balto-Slavicroudos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰ-o-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos →