Where does “родственник” come from?
родственник (Russian) comes from Russian ро́дственный, from Russian родство́, from Russian род, from Old East Slavic родъ, from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
родственник (Russian): relative, relation, kinsman
Definitions
- relative, relation, kinsman
Ancestry of “родственник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ро́дственный | related |
| 2 | Russian | родство́ | relationship, kinship, affinity family relationship through marriage of a relative |
| 3 | Russian | род | generation, birth, origin, stock, family, race;... |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | родъ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | rǫdъ | thorny, prickly; curly, locky |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | radás | birth, genus |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |