Where does “рад” come from?
рад (Ossetian) comes from Proto-Iranian Hr̥HdáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hr̥HdʰáH, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥h₁dʰéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
рад (Ossetian): order; turn
Ancestry of “рад”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Iranian | Hr̥HdáH | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hr̥HdʰáH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r̥h₁dʰéh₂ | row, series |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |