Where does “ruu” come from?
ruu (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German rō, from Old High German rāo, from Proto-West Germanic hrau, from Proto-Germanic hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
ruu (Vilamovian): unprocessed; raw; crude; rough; rude
Definitions
- unprocessed; raw; crude; rough; rude
Ancestry of “ruu”, step by step
ruu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German rō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | rō | — |
| 2 | Old High German | rāo | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hrau | raw |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrawaz | raw, uncooked |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | duha | two |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *duha | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | duSa | two |
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan r-kəw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | r-kəw | — |