Where does “родство” come from?

родство (Russian) comes from Russian род, from Old East Slavic родъ, from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Ancestry of “родство”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	род	generation, birth, origin, stock, family, race;...
2	Old East Slavic	родъ	—
3	Proto-Slavic	rǫdъ	thorny, prickly; curly, locky
4	Proto-Balto-Slavic	radás	birth, genus
5	Proto-Indo-European	wréh₂ds	root

Words derived from “родство”

родственный

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