Where does “род” come from?

род (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

род (Macedonian): tribe, family; race, kind, sort; fruit

Definitions

  1. tribe, family; race, kind, sort; fruit

Ancestry of “род”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrǫdъthorny, prickly; curly, locky
2Proto-Balto-Slavicradásbirth, genus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “род”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás →Every word from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ →