Where does “rada” come from?
rada (English) comes from Polish rada, from Old Polish rada, from Old Church Slavonic rada, from Middle High German rāt, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos — to fit, to fix, to put together.
rada (English): A parliamentary body in a number of Slavic...
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- A parliamentary body in a number of Slavic...
Ancestry of “rada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | rada | advice, counsel; council; board |
| 2 | Old Polish | rada | — |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | rada | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | rāt | — |
| 5 | Old High German | rāt | advice, council; advise |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |