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Where does “witʀuuq” come from?

witʀuuq (Alutiiq) comes from Russian ведро́, from Old East Slavic вѣдро, from Proto-Slavic vědro, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

witʀuuq (Alutiiq): pail, bucket

Definitions

  1. pail, bucket

Ancestry of “witʀuuq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianведро́pail, bucket; bucket
2Old East Slavicвѣдро—
3Proto-Slavicvědrobucket, pail
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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