Where does “radavoi” come from?

radavoi (Romanian) comes from Russian рядовой, from Russian ряд, from Old East Slavic рѧдъ, from Proto-Slavic rędъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rind-.

radavoi (Romanian): soldier

Definitions

  1. soldier

Ancestry of “radavoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрядовойrow, line; ordinary, common, average, routine;...
2Russianрядrow, line, tier; file, rank; series
3Old East Slavicрѧдъline
4Proto-Slavicrędъrow
5Proto-Balto-Slavicrind-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rind- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rędъ →Every word from Old East Slavic рѧдъ →