Where does “руменкаст” come from?

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

руменкаст (Serbo-Croatian): purplish, purply

Definitions

  1. purplish, purply

Ancestry of “руменкаст”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianру̀менrosy, ruddy, pink
2Proto-Slavicruměnъruddy, rosy, pink
3Proto-Slavicrudměnъ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rudměnъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic ruměnъ →
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