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Russian comes from Proto-Finnic *roocci ‘Swedes’.
- Proto-Finnicprehistoric (reconstructed)*roocci‘Swedes’reconstructed
- Old East SlavicmodernРусьRusĭ
- Englishearliest quotation 1913Russian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
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- Proto-Finnicprehistoric (reconstructed)*roocci‘Swedes’reconstructed
- Old East SlavicmodernРусьRusĭ
- Englishearliest quotation 1913Russian
Earliest quotation: 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan: “A grim smile plays about Tarzan’s lips. At least…”
The story
Attested in English (both as a noun and as an adjective) from the 16th century.
Every English word from Proto-Finnic *roocci
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Finnic *roocci / Russian