Where does “rodnik” come from?

rodnik (Polish) comes from Polish rodzić, from Proto-Slavic rodìti, from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rodnik (Polish): radical, free radical

Definitions

  1. radical, free radical

Ancestry of “rodnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrodzićto give birth; to yield, to give a crop; to be...
2Proto-Slavicrodìtito give birth, to bear
3Proto-Slavicrǫdъthorny, prickly; curly, locky
4Proto-Balto-Slavicradásbirth, genus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás →Every word from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ →