Where does “Різдво́” come from?

Різдво́ (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic рожьство, from Proto-Slavic roďьstvo, from Proto-Slavic roditi, from Proto-Slavic rodъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic radás, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Різдво́ (Ukrainian): Christmas

Definitions

  1. Christmas

Ancestry of “Різдво́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicрожьство—
2Proto-Slavicroďьstvobirth
3Proto-Slavicroditito give birth, to bear; to bear; to care about,...
4Proto-Slavicrodъgenus, race, birth; kin, family, tribe, clan;...
5Proto-Balto-Slavicradásbirth, genus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “Різдво́”

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