Where does “Вадзім” come from?

Вадзім (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic Вадимъ, from Proto-Slavic vaditi, from Proto-Indo-European (s)wod-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

Ancestry of “Вадзім”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicВадимъ
2Proto-Slavicvaditito argue; to scold, to brawl; to take out
3Proto-Indo-European(s)wod-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Proto-Indo-European (s)wod-Every word from Proto-Slavic vaditi
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