Where does “труд” come from?

труд (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic трудъ, from Proto-Slavic trǫdъ — tree-fungus; tinder; mould.

труд (Russian): work, labor/labour; effort, pains; handicrafts

Definitions

  1. work, labor/labour; effort, pains; handicrafts

Ancestry of “труд”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтрудъtinder fungus
2Proto-Slavictrǫdъtree-fungus; tinder; mould

Words derived from “труд

Every word from Proto-Slavic trǫdъEvery word from Old East Slavic трудъ