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Where does “Rojigualda” come from?

Rojigualda (Spanish) comes from Spanish Rojo, from Spanish rojo, from Latin russeus, from Latin russus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

Ancestry of “Rojigualda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishRojo—
2Spanishrojored; a 1000 colón bill; Red; a left-winger,...
3Latinrusseusdark red
4Latinrussusred, reddish-brown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →