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Where does “roditi” come from?

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

roditi (Serbo-Croatian): to bear; to grow; to be born

Definitions

  1. to bear; to grow; to be born

Ancestry of “roditi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “roditi”

  • porodica
  • naroditi
  • izroditi
  • domorodac
  • poroditi
  • odroditi
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