Where does “народни” come from?

народни (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic narodьnъ, from Proto-Slavic narodъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōradas.

народни (Serbo-Croatian): folk

Definitions

  1. folk

Ancestry of “народни”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnarodьnъpopular, of the tribe, people or nation
2Proto-Slavicnarodъpeople, nation
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnōradas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōradas →Every word from Proto-Slavic narodъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic narodьnъ →