Where does “zarudjeti” come from?

zarudjeti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian rudjeti, from Serbo-Croatian rȗd, from Proto-Slavic rudъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

zarudjeti (Serbo-Croatian): to turn or become red

Definitions

  1. to turn or become red

Ancestry of “zarudjeti”, step by step

zarudjeti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian rudjeti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianrudjetito become ruddy, rubicund, red, crimson
2Serbo-Croatianrȗdcurly, shaggy, locky
3Proto-Slavicrudъred, blood red, reddish; ginger; brown
4Proto-Balto-Slavicroudos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰ-o-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos →