Where does “народен” come from?
народен (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic narodьnъ, from Proto-Slavic narodъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōradas.
народен (Macedonian): national, people's
Ancestry of “народен”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | narodьnъ | popular, of the tribe, people or nation |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | narodъ | people, nation |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nōradas | — |