Where does “родољубие” come from?
родољубие (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian род, from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
родољубие (Macedonian): patriotism
Ancestry of “родољубие”, step by step
родољубие traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Macedonian род
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | род | tribe, family; race, kind, sort; fruit |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rǫdъ | thorny, prickly; curly, locky |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | radás | birth, genus |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |
via Macedonian љуби
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | љуби | to love |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ľubiti | to love |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |