Where does “народность” come from?

народность (Russian) comes from Russian наро́дный, from Proto-Slavic narodьnъ, from Proto-Slavic narodъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōradas.

народность (Russian): nationality; people

Definitions

  1. nationality; people

Ancestry of “народность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнаро́дныйnational
2Proto-Slavicnarodьnъpopular, of the tribe, people or nation
3Proto-Slavicnarodъpeople, nation
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnōradas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōradas →Every word from Proto-Slavic narodъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic narodьnъ →