Where does “rjavec” come from?

rjavec (Slovene) comes from Slovene rjav, 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.

rjavec (Slovene): a brown animal, especially a horse or ox

Definitions

  1. a brown animal, especially a horse or ox

Ancestry of “rjavec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenerjavbrown
2Proto-Slavicrъďavъrusty
3Proto-Slavicrъďarust
4Proto-Slavicrudъred, blood red, reddish; ginger; brown
5Proto-Balto-Slavicroudos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰ-o-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “rjavec”

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