Where does “рудиште” come from?
рудиште (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.
рудиште (Serbo-Croatian): mining site
Ancestry of “рудиште”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ру́да | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ruda | ore, mineral |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rudъ | red, blood red, reddish; ginger; brown |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | roudos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rowdʰ-o- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |