Where does “ród” come from?
ród (Polish) comes from Latin Rhodium, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Proto-Iranian *wardah.
ród (Polish): bloodline; family; house
Ancestry of “ród”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Rhodium | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’... |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *wardah | — |