Where does “rotu” come from?
rotu (Finnish) comes from Old East Slavic родъ, from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
rotu (Finnish): breed; race
Ancestry of “rotu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | родъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rǫdъ | thorny, prickly; curly, locky |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | radás | birth, genus |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |
Words derived from “rotu”