Where does “rjav” come from?

rjav (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic rъďavъ, from Proto-Slavic rъďa, from Proto-Slavic rudъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rjav (Slovene): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “rjav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrъďavъrusty
2Proto-Slavicrъďarust
3Proto-Slavicrudъred, blood red, reddish; ginger; brown
4Proto-Balto-Slavicroudos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰ-o-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rjav”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos →
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