Where does “Русь” come from?

Русь (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr, from Proto-Germanic rōþrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

Русь (Ukrainian): Rus

Definitions

  1. Rus

Ancestry of “Русь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicРусьRus; Ruthenia
2FinnishruotsiSwedish
3Proto-Finnic*roocciSwede originally anyone from Roslagen
4Old Swedishroþs-related to rowing
5Old Norseróðrrowing
6Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “Русь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Old Swedish roþs- →Every word from Proto-Finnic *roocci →