Where does “rȏd” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rȏd”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rȏd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás →Every word from Proto-Slavic rǫdъ →
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