Where does “нация” come from?

нация (Russian) comes from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

нация (Russian): nation, people

Definitions

  1. nation, people

Ancestry of “нация”, step by step

нация traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French nation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnationnation
2Middle Frenchnationnation
3Old Frenchnacionbirth; nation
4Latinnātiōbirth
5Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
6Latingnātus—
7Proto-Italicgnātosborn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via German Nation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNationnation
2Italiannazionenation

via Polish nacja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnacjanation

Words derived from “нация”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →