Where does “rod” come from?

rod (Romanian) comes from Old East Slavic родъ, from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rod (Romanian): fruit; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. fruit; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “rod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicродъ—
2Proto-Slavicrǫdъthorny, prickly; curly, locky
3Proto-Balto-Slavicradásbirth, genus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “rod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás →Every word from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ →