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Where does “ру̑д” come from?

ру̑д (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Ancestry of “ру̑д”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrǫdъthorny, prickly; curly, locky
2Proto-Balto-Slavicradásbirth, genus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “ру̑д”

  • зарудјети
  • рудети
  • рудјети
  • зарудети
  • рудлав
  • рудеж
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →