Where does “народ” come from?

народ (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic народъ, from Proto-Slavic narodъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōradas.

народ (Bulgarian): nation, people (politically united into one country)

Definitions

  1. nation, people (politically united into one country)

Ancestry of “народ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicнародъcrowd, multitude
2Proto-Slavicnarodъpeople, nation
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnōradas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōradas →Every word from Proto-Slavic narodъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic народъ →