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Where does “ра́дость” come from?

ра́дость (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic радость, from Proto-Slavic radostь.

Ancestry of “ра́дость”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicрадость—
2Proto-Slavicradostь—

Words derived from “ра́дость”

  • жизнерадостный
  • радостный
Every word from Proto-Slavic radostь →