Where does “руда” come from?

руда (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian рудий, from Old East Slavic рудъ, from Proto-Slavic rudъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

руда (Ukrainian): redhead

Definitions

  1. redhead

Ancestry of “руда”, step by step

руда traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian рудий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianрудийredhead
2Old East Slavicрудъ
3Proto-Slavicrudъred, blood red, reddish; ginger; brown
4Proto-Balto-Slavicroudos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰ-o-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Proto-Slavic ruda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrudaore, mineral

Words derived from “руда

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