Where does “роже́вий” come from?
роже́вий (Ukrainian) comes from Polish różowy, from Polish róża, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
роже́вий (Ukrainian): pink
Definitions
- pink
Ancestry of “роже́вий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | różowy | pink |
| 2 | Polish | róża | rose; any shrub from the genus "Rosa" or its... |
| 3 | Middle High German | rôse | rose |
| 4 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 5 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 7 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |