Where does “по̀родица” come from?
по̀родица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian породити, from Serbo-Croatian родити, from Proto-Slavic rodìti, from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
Ancestry of “по̀родица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | породити | to deliver |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | родити | to bear; to grow; to be born |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rodìti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | rǫdъ | thorny, prickly; curly, locky |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | radás | birth, genus |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |
Words derived from “по̀родица”