Where does “рудоволосий” come from?

рудоволосий (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.

рудоволосий (Ukrainian): red-haired, redheaded, ginger-haired

Definitions

  1. red-haired, redheaded, ginger-haired

Ancestry of “рудоволосий”, step by step

рудоволосий 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 Ukrainian волос

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianволосa hair
2Proto-Slavicvȏlsъhair pigmented filament
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰ-o-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic roudos
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