Where does “red” come from?

red (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic rędъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rind-.

red (Slovene): order; swath

Definitions

  1. order; swath

Ancestry of “red”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrędъrow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicrind-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rind- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rędъ →