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Where does “руменити” come from?

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

руменити (Serbo-Croatian): to redden, render pink, give a pink hue or tone

Definitions

  1. to redden, render pink, give a pink hue or tone

Ancestry of “руменити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianру̀мен—
2Proto-Slavicruměnъruddy, rosy, pink
3Proto-Slavicrudměnъ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “руменити”

  • поруменити
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →