Where does “rođendan” come from?

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

rođendan (Serbo-Croatian): birthday

Definitions

  1. birthday

Ancestry of “rođendan”, step by step

rođendan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian rȏd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianrȏd—
2Proto-Slavicrǫdъthorny, prickly; curly, locky
3Proto-Balto-Slavicradásbirth, genus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Serbo-Croatian dȃn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandȃnday
2Proto-Slavicdь̑nьday

Words derived from “rođendan”

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