Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₃rew-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

*-w- extension of *h₃er-.

Root

*h₃rew-

1. to run, to hurry

Descendants

• *h₃rew-e-ti (thematic present)
  • Proto-Italic: *rowō
    • Latin: ruō (see there for further descendants)
• *h₃rów-e-ti (o-grade present)
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: ὀρούω (oroúō)
• *h₃row-so-
  • Balto-Slavic
    • Proto-Slavic: *ruxъ (see there for further descendants)
• Indo-Iranian:
  • (Perhaps) Iranian: *rum- (“destroy, collapse”):
    • Persian: رمبیدن (rombīdan, “destroy, collapse”)
    • Kurdish: ڕوخان‎‎ (ruxan, “destroy, collapse”)
    • Lurish: رئمئسئ (remese, “get destroyed”)