English
Rusyn
Rusyn comes from Carpathian Rusyn руси́н, from Old East Slavic Русь ‘Rus’, and ultimately from Proto-Finnic *roocci ‘Swedes’.
- Proto-Finnicprehistoric (reconstructed)*roocci‘Swedes’reconstructed
- Old East SlavicmodernРусьRusĭ‘Rus’
- Carpathian Rusynmodernруси́нrusýn
- EnglishtodayRusyn
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
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- Proto-Finnicprehistoric (reconstructed)*roocci‘Swedes’reconstructed
- Old East SlavicmodernРусьRusĭ‘Rus’
- Carpathian Rusynmodernруси́нrusýn
- EnglishtodayRusyn
Every English word from Proto-Finnic *roocci
Today it means
noun A member of a people living in the eastern Carpathian Mountains, in part of western Ukraine, south-eastern Poland and north-eastern Slovakia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Finnic *roocci / Rusyn