Where does “ре́дкость” come from?

ре́дкость (Russian) comes from Russian ре́дкий, from Proto-Slavic rědъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic redʔ-.

ре́дкость (Russian): rarity, uncommon thing; scarcity

Definitions

  1. rarity, uncommon thing; scarcity

Ancestry of “ре́дкость”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianре́дкийrare, unfrequent
2Proto-Slavicrědъkъsparse, rare
3Proto-Balto-Slavicredʔ-—

Words derived from “ре́дкость”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic redʔ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic rědъkъ →Every word from Russian ре́дкий →