Where does “водопад” come from?

водопад (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian вода, from Old Church Slavonic вода, from Proto-Slavic vodà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wandō, 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;...

водопад (Bulgarian): waterfall

Definitions

  1. waterfall

Ancestry of “водопад”, step by step

водопад traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian вода

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianводаwater, aqua; body of water
2Old Church Slavonicводаwater
3Proto-Slavicvodàwater
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Bulgarian пад

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпадfall, falling, drop, descent the act or process of falling, dropping, or moving downward
2Proto-Slavic*padъfall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →