Where does “rú” come from?
rú (Vietnamese) comes from Old French rue, from Latin rūga, from Proto-Indo-European krewp-, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.
rú (Vietnamese): forest, woods; mountain; mountainous areas
Definitions
- forest, woods; mountain; mountainous areas
Ancestry of “rú”, step by step
rú traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French rue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | rue | rue (plant) |
| 2 | Latin | rūga | a crease in the face, wrinkle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krewp- | scab, crust; to become encrusted |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |
via Proto-Vietic b-ruːʔ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | b-ruːʔ | forest, mountain |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | bruuʔ | hill, mountain |
via Proto-Vietic k-ruː
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | k-ruː | to bleat |