Where does “rušeň” come from?

rušeň (Slovak) comes from Slovak rušiť, from Proto-Slavic rušiti — to move.

rušeň (Slovak): engine, locomotive

Definitions

  1. engine, locomotive

Ancestry of “rušeň”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakrušiťto move
2Proto-Slavicrušitito move
Every word from Proto-Slavic rušiti →Every word from Slovak rušiť →
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