Where does “Rodina” come from?

Rodina (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic родина, from Proto-Slavic rǫdina — family.

Ancestry of “Rodina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicродина
2Proto-Slavicrǫdinafamily
Every word from Proto-Slavic rǫdinaEvery word from Old Church Slavonic родина