Where does “rosa” come from?

rosa (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic rosà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rasā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rṓs — (trickling) liquid, moisture.

rosa (Upper Sorbian): dew

Definitions

  1. dew

Ancestry of “rosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrosàdew
2Proto-Balto-Slavicrasā́ˀdew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rṓs(trickling) liquid, moisture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rṓs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rasā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic rosà →